Information for record number MWA8532:
Barrells Park

Summary The site of Barrells Park, a landscape park. It was originally constructed during the Post Medieval period but alterations were made to it during the Imperial period. It apppears on the Ordnance Survey map for 1906 and is located south of Ullenhall.
What Is It?  
Type: Landscape Park
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1900 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ullenhall
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 12 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Landscape gardens laid out by Lady Luxborough from 1736 onwards under the influence of Shenstone. Many features were removed in the late 18th century when the house was extended. Site still contains parkland, lake, drive, lodge, pleasure grounds with walks and mixed planting, and kitchen garden. Recommended for inclusion on parks and gardens Register.
2 A Site of considerable significance in the development of 18th century garden design. Lady Luxborough was banished to Barrells by her husband in 1736 and set about the creation of an ambitious garden under the guidance of William Shenstone. References occur in the early 1750s to a ha-ha, serpentine garden, lower garden, hermitage, lime walk, shrubberies, aviary, statues and urns.
3 One of the Sites recommended for inclusion on the parks and gardens Register as a result of the Review. The estate had been in the family of Lord Luxborough (the Knights) since the 16th century. Lady Luxborough, confined there by her husband from 1736, made it the centre of a literary coterie, and, from the 1740s onwards, embarked on a transformation of the grounds. Correspondence with her mentor, William Shenstone, survives, and demonstrates that Lady Luxborough's garden was an example of the 'ferme ornee' of which Shenstone was a chief proponent, containing features such as a hermitage, grotto, pavilion with shrine to Venus, and roothouse, as well as urns, an aviary, bowling green and a kitchen garden. It should therefore be regarded as complementary to Shenstone's own garden at the Leasowes. Later in the century Lord Luxborough constructed a mausoleum for himself (this was demolished in 1830). The house was extended by the next Lord Luxborough; many of the 18th century features were removed at this time, and a new scheme by Humphry Repton proposed. This was apparently only partially executed, if at all, and the estate fell into disrepair in this period. The land has changed hands several times in the 20th century and a serious fire in 1933 led to the demolition of much of the house. parkland features are still visible, though much of the land is in agricultural use; observations suggest that remains of many of the 18th century features may be recoverable. A modern house built within the park area itself has fine contemporary gardens.
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5 Some features show on OS 1:10560 1886 Sht Warks 31NE/SE.
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7 Turn of the century parkland shown shaded on OS 1:10560 1906 Sht Warks 31NE/SE.
8 Shown on Greenwood's map of 1822.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (Stratford on Avon)
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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Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: 31NE 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 31NE
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Map
Title: 31SE 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 31SE
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Map
Title: 31NE 1:10560 1906
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1906
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Volume/Sheet: 31NE
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Map
Title: 31SE 1:10560 1906
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1906
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Volume/Sheet: 31SE
   
Source No: 8
Source Type: Map
Title: Greenwood's Map of the County of Warwick 1822
Author/originator: Greenwood C & J
Date: 1822
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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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.

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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

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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)

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monument GROTTO * A shady cavern built as a garden feature. In the 18th century it usually took the form of an artificial rocky cave or apartment decorated with stalactites and shells in a wild part of the grounds. 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 LAKE * A large body of water surrounded by land. back
monument LIME WALK * A walk or path lined with lime trees. 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 SHRINE * A place where worship is offered or devotions are paid to a deity or saint. back
monument AVIARY * A house, enclosure or large cage for the keeping and breeding of birds. back
monument URN * A garden ornament, usually of stone or metal, designed in the the form of a vase used to receive the ashes of the dead. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument BOWLING GREEN * A closely mown piece of ground used for the game of lawn bowling. back
monument DRIVE * A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument PAVILION * A light, sometimes ornamental structure in a garden, park or place of recreation, used for entertainment or shelter. Use specific type where known. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument MAUSOLEUM * A monumental burial place, usually for a single person or family. 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 LANDSCAPE PARK * Grounds, usually associated with a country house, laid out so as to produce the effect of natural scenery back
monument FERME ORNEE * A rustic building of picturesque design, often associated with a model farm, country house or estate. Although ornamental in design they are intended to be functional. back
monument STATUE * A representation in the round of a living being, allegorical personage, eminent person or animal, etc, sculptured, moulded or cast in marble, metal, plaster, etc. back

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