Information for record number MWA12568:
Pooley Hall garden, Polesworth

Summary Lawns, herbaceous and rose borders, kitchen garden with glass, orchard. Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie
What Is It?  
Type: Garden
Period: Post-medieval - Modern (1540 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Polesworth
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 25 02
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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2 Pooley Hall garden, Polesworth. Lovie reports that the Hall possessed a deer park in 1610; by 1725 Beighton made no mention of it and Evelyn Philip Shirley suggested that it was disparked in the mid-17th century.Little is known about the development of the grounds. The 1961 sale particulars describe "picturesque gardens with lawns, herbaceous and rose borders." Also kitchen garden with glass and orchard.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (North Warwickshire, Nuneaton & Bedworth, Rugby)
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument KITCHEN GARDEN * A private garden established primarily for growing vegetables and herbs for domestic consumption. back
monument DEER PARK * A large park for keeping deer. In medieval times the prime purpose was for hunting. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back
monument LAWN * A flat, and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass, attached to a house. back
monument ROSE BORDER * A long bed containing rose plants. back

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