Landscape record TR 36 NW 1085 - Quex Park, Birchington

Summary

Quex Park has an informal garden laid out in the early-19th century by John Powell to form the gardens of the house, although the estate is thought to date from the 15th century. The gardens feature lawns, specimen trees, a sunken pond, fountain garden and a Victorian Walled Garden. The 19th-century house is now the site of the Powell-Cotton museum.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3124 6834 (1543m by 999m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (5)

Full Description

<1> Kent Gardens Trust, 1988, Quex Park Site Survey and Inventory (Unpublished document). SKE52279.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Kent Gardens Trust. 1988. Quex Park Site Survey and Inventory.

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Record last edited

Apr 22 2020 11:50AM