Information for record number MWA8559:
Grafton Court grounds

Summary A park at Grafton Court which was established during the Imperial period. The park contained features such as formal gardens, informal pleasure grounds, pools, kitchen garden and an orchard. These features appear on Ordnance Survey map of 1886 and later maps.
What Is It?  
Type: Park, Formal Garden, Kitchen Garden, Orchard
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Temple Grafton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 12 53
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Grounds laid out by N Fletcher of London around house built c1876 on earlier site (was a hotel from 1956, now apartments). Well wooded park, with features including lodge, drive, avenue, parkland/paddocks, formal gardens, informal pleasure grounds, pools, kitchen garden, orchard. Grounds recommended for inclusion on Local List.
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3 OS 1:10560 1886/7 Shts Warks 43NE/SE show grounds, with garden features around house; Sht Warks 43SE also shows a shaded area of parkland, which differs slightly from the 1924 extent.
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5 OS 1:10560 1924 Shts Warks 43NE/SE show extent of park at that period shaded.
 
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: Map
Title: 43NE 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 43NE
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 43SE 1:10560 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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Volume/Sheet: 43SE
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: 43NE 1:10560 1924
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1924
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 43NE
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Map
Title: 43SE 1:10560 1924
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1924
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 43SE
   
Images:  
Grafton Court grounds, Temple Grafton
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1930s
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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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monument POOL * A small body of water, either natural or artificial. back
monument HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. back
monument PADDOCK * An enclosed field for horses. 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 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 GARDEN FEATURE * Unspecified landscape feature. Use more specific type where known. back
monument APARTMENT * A room or suite of rooms used as dwellings, eg. in private houses, hotels or tenement houses. 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 WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back

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