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Sylvester Road, Number 4

Introduction

Features include a lawn, rose pergola and a garden terrace.

Between the garden and No. 3 Sylvester Road is an ancient hedgerow and ditch which have been retained by the College. The terrace along the south of the house is planted with conifers at regular intervals, below which a lawn still retains evidence of field ridge and furrow. To the east of the lawn is a rose pergola with rope swags supported by concrete posts and chains. The herbaceous planting to the south of the lawn includes a rare Persian buckthorn.
History

In 1974 David Robinson purchased this house from Canon J. W. Bowker, a University Lecturer in Divinity. The house had been built in 1930 for Dr. Rook who was a leading dermatologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital. In 1978 the house became the Warden's Lodge.

Period

  • 20th Century (1901 to 2000)
  • Early 20th Century (1901 to 1932)
Features & Designations

Features

  • Lawn
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  • Garden Terrace
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  • Pergola
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  • House (featured building)
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Key Information

Type

Garden

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Period

20th Century (1901 to 2000)

Survival

Extant

References

Contributors

  • Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust