Information for record number MWA12883:
Hickecroft garden, Mill Lane, Rowington, Warwick

Summary Edwardian garden with terrace, topiary, lawns, herbaceous and specimen tree planting. Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rowington
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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2 Hickecroft garden, Hickecroft, Mill Lane, Rowington. Lovie states this is a two acre Edwardian garden with terrace, topiary, lawns. At the time of his report (1996/7) the garden housed part of the NCCPG Digitalis collection. Lovie reports that the garden had largely been replanted in the 15 years prior to his report but says it retains its paved terrace and yew topiary.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (Warwick)
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 MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. 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 LAWN * A flat, and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass, attached to a house. 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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