Information for record number MWA12629:
Bourton Hall park/garden, Bourton on dunsmore, Rugby

Summary Formal gardens around house with terraces, pool. Parkland to E and S. Gardens survive in outline only after house rescued from dereliction in 1981. Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie, as an important example of a Garden design by Harold Peto.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bourton and Draycote
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 43 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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2 Bourton Hall park/garden, Bourton on Dunsmore, Rugby. House dates to late 18th century with 19th century additions. Lovie reports presence of, in 1886, informal pleasure grounds with walks and shrubberies, kitchen garden with glass. Major remodelling in 1906 when Harold Peto laid out new gardens. Formal parterre terrace, raised pond enclosed by a pergola, clipped yew hedge, herbaceous borders. parkland to E and S. Lovie mentions that the House was rescued from dereliction 1981 and at the time of his report, that the grounds had been sympathetically treated but only survive in outline with loss of some features.
 
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 Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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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 POOL * A small body of water, either natural or artificial. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HERBACEOUS BORDER * A long bed planted with perennial flowers and plants. back
monument KITCHEN GARDEN * A private garden established primarily for growing vegetables and herbs for domestic consumption. back
monument FORMAL GARDEN * A garden of regular, linear or geometrical design, often associated with the traditional Italian, French and Dutch styles. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument PARTERRE * A level space in a garden occupied by ornamental flower beds. back
monument PERGOLA * Timber or metal structure consisting of upright and cross members designed to support climbing plants. 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 HEDGE * Usually a row of bushes or small trees planted closely together to form a boundary between pieces of land or at the sides of a road. back
monument TERRACE * A row of houses attached to and adjoining one another and planned and built as one unit. back

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