Information for record number MWA12630:
Brandon Hall garden, Brandon Hall, wolston, Rugby

Summary Pleasure grounds with drive and walks, parkland, large kitchen garden and orchards. Hotel since 1950. Recommended for inclusion on the Local List (key site) by Lovie.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wolston
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 76
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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2Brandon Hall garden, Brandon Hall, Wolston, Rugby. Situated on the north bank fo the Avon at Brandon, developed as a cottage ornee to designs by Robert Lugar in 1809. Lodge to E, pleasure grounds with drive and walks to S. Parkland to N and E. Kitchen gardens and orchard to N of house. Lovie reports that at the time of his survey (1996/7) the house has been a hotel since 1950, and states the garden survives moderately well.
 
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 HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument KITCHEN GARDEN * A private garden established primarily for growing vegetables and herbs for domestic consumption. back
monument LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. back
monument DRIVE * A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables. back
monument WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument COTTAGE ORNEE * A rustic building of picturesque design. 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

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