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Landscape record TQ 53 NE 49 - Calverley park and gardens
Summary
Landscape of villas set in parkland designed by Decimus Burton in 1828 and completed in 1839. The design comprised a unified scheme of villa and terrace housing, with a terrace of 17 houses, 19 separate villas and four lodges, communal gardens which were laid out during the early 1830s replaced with a new layout during the late 1860s. In 1920 the western part of the site, known as Calverley Grounds was acquired by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and developed as a public park.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 5881 3926 (605m by 449m) GCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ53NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Type and Period (8)
- BANDSTAND (BANDSTAND, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FORMAL GARDEN (FORMAL GARDEN, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TERRACE (Ornamental Terrace, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LANDSCAPE PARK (LANDSCAPE PARK, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PAVILION (PAVILION, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOWLING GREEN (BOWLING GREEN, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TENNIS COURT (TENNIS COURT, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SUNDIAL (SUNDIAL, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full Description
<1> OS 1:10000 1974 (OS Card Reference). SKE48159.
<2> English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest, Part 24 Kent(May 1987) (OS Card Reference). SKE41619.
<3> Country Life (1 May 1969) 1080-83 (OS Card Reference). SKE39313.
<4> Country Life (8 May 1969) 1166-69 (OS Card Reference). SKE39367.
<5> Newman J(1980)The Buildings of England:West Kent and the Weald 584-585 (OS Card Reference). SKE47549.
<6> Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SKE48159 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1974.
- <2> SKE41619 OS Card Reference: English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest, Part 24 Kent(May 1987).
- <3> SKE39313 OS Card Reference: Country Life (1 May 1969) 1080-83.
- <4> SKE39367 OS Card Reference: Country Life (8 May 1969) 1166-69.
- <5> SKE47549 OS Card Reference: Newman J(1980)The Buildings of England:West Kent and the Weald 584-585.
- <6>XY SKE16061 Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS). 2005. Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org). [Mapped feature: #2064 Garden, ]
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Record last edited
Mar 19 2024 2:17PM