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Landscape record TQ 55 SE 41 - The Japanese Garden, Bitchet Wood
Summary
A Japanese style garden at Bitchet Wood created by Raymond Berrow for Hugh Micklem between 1919 and 1921. The garden is based on a design published in Joseph Condor's Landscape Gardening in Japan which was published in 1893. It is rectangular in plan enclosed by hedges and screened by trees and shrubs. Features include a lake with a rocky casacde, island and bridges.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 5676 5421 (99m by 85m) GCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ55SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | SEAL, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Kent County Council, 1996, The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium) (Unpublished document). SKE12972.
<1> OS 1:2500 1966 (OS Card Reference). SKE48208.
<2> English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest,Part 24 Kent(May 1987) (OS Card Reference). SKE41622.
<3> Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.
Sources/Archives (4)
- ---XY SKE12972 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 1996. The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium). [Mapped feature: #2003 Garden, ]
- <1> SKE48208 OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1966.
- <2> SKE41622 OS Card Reference: English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest,Part 24 Kent(May 1987).
- <3> SKE16061 Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS). 2005. Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org).
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Record last edited
Mar 19 2024 12:48PM