Landscape record TQ 65 SE 48 - Mereworth Castle Gardens

Summary

C18 landscape park with mid-C19 formal gardens and later C20 developments. The castle, built in 1723, is surrounded by formal gardens and set in an 18th-century landscape park of 130 hectares. After 1715, the house was re-built as a replica of Palladio's villa 'La Rotonda' at Vicenza. Charles Bridgeman was associated with the site. The gardens were substantially altered in the 19th century.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6668 5329 (1442m by 2282m) GCE
Map sheet TQ65SE
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish MEREWORTH, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Map

Type and Period (8)

Full Description

Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.

<1> English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest,Part 24 Kent(May 1987) (OS Card Reference). SKE41622.

<2> Country Life (12 June 1920) 808-816 (OS Card Reference). SKE39322.

<3> Country Life (19 June 1920) 912-919 (OS Card Reference). SKE39336.

<4> Hussey C(1965)English Country Houses:Early Georgian 1715-1760 (OS Card Reference). SKE44188.

<5> Heritage Collective, 2020, Heritage Statement, Land at Mereworth Castle Estate Tonbridge Road, Kent, Packing Shed Planning Application (Unpublished document). SKE53664.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS). 2005. Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org).
  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest,Part 24 Kent(May 1987). [Mapped feature: #2023 Garden, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Country Life (12 June 1920) 808-816.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Country Life (19 June 1920) 912-919.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Hussey C(1965)English Country Houses:Early Georgian 1715-1760.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Heritage Collective. 2020. Heritage Statement, Land at Mereworth Castle Estate Tonbridge Road, Kent, Packing Shed Planning Application.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Heritage Statement, Land at Mereworth Castle Estate Tonbridge Road, Kent, Packing Shed Planning Application (Ref: 5716A) (EKE20414)

Record last edited

Apr 19 2024 3:07PM