Introduction
Archaeological investigations demonstrated the form of the Victorian parterre. The flower beds were re-cut and the area returned to its Victorian design.
The Parterre is in a Union Jack pattern of triangular beds edged with thousands of box plants and is divided from the north parkland by a row of topiary yews. The area features a pair of giant stone vases which are carved with goats’ masks and the pipes of pan which date from the 19th century. There is a row of lead urns which sit along the boundary which are thought to date from the original garden plan.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0844 800 1895Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.ukAccess contact details
The gardens are open daily from 10.30 between February and October, with more restricted opening in the winter months.
Directions
Owners
The National Trust
Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NA
- Features & Designations
Features
- Topiary
- Description: A row of topiary yews.
- Statue
- Vase
- Description: A pair of giant stone vases which are carved with goats? masks and the pipes of pan which date from the 19th century.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Urn
- Description: There is a row of lead urns which sit along the boundary.
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Reconstructed
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Wimpole
- Related Documents
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CLS 1/1203
A Survey of the Landscape
John Phibbs - 1979
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CLS 1/1204
Wimpole Park, Cambridgeshire - Survey
John Phibbs - 1980
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CLS 1/1205
English Heritage - 2001
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CLS 1/275/1
Conservation Plan - Digital copy
Colvin and Moggridge - 2006
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CLS 1/1040
Gervase Jackson-Stops - 1979
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CLS 1/1203