Information for record number MWA8582:
Newbold Pacey Hall grounds

Summary A park dating to the Imperial period which surrounds Newbold Pacey Hall, which is of this date. Features include a lake, pleasure grounds with terrace, kitchen garden and an ice house. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 and is situated in Newbold Pacey.
What Is It?  
Type: Park
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Newbold Pacey
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 An earlier house on the site was remodelled in the late 18th/ early 19th century, and the grounds are said to have been 'well laid out'. Features include parkland with sunken fences, lake, pleasure grounds with terrace, kitchen garden, icehouse. Recommended for inclusion on Local List.
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3 The OS 1:10560 1886 Shts Warks 39SW/45NW show garden and park Features including the ice house, sunken Features and a sundial.
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5 The OS 1:10560 1926/1906 Shts Warks 39SW/45NW show the area of the park shaded.
6 Shown on Greenwood's map of 1822.
7 A number of Features of the former late 18th century gardens were inspected during a site visit. A number of sunken fences are proposed for restoration. A ha-ha has been constructed immediately in front of the main house, which is rebuilt on the site of an earlier property. The current owner of Newbold Pacey Hall has a number of documents, estate maps and survey plans in their possession that do not seem to be available anywhere else.
 
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: 39SW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 39SW
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 45NW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 45NW
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: 39SW 1:10560 1926
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1926
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Volume/Sheet: 39SW
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Map
Title: 45NW 1:10560 1906
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1906
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Volume/Sheet: 45NW
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Map
Title: Greenwood's Map of the County of Warwick 1822
Author/originator: Greenwood C & J
Date: 1822
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: Site Visit to Newbold Pacey Hall
Author/originator: G Carey
Date: 2009
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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 ICEHOUSE * A structure, partly underground, for the preservation of ice for use during warmer weather. 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 LAKE * A large body of water surrounded by land. 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 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 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 SUNDIAL * A structure used to show the time of day by means of the sun shining on a 'gnomon', the shadow of which falls on the surface of the dial which is marked with a diagram showing the hours. Can be freestanding, usually on a pillar, or fixed to a building. back
monument HA HA * A dry ditch or sunken fence which divided the formal garden from the landscaped park without interrupting the view. back
monument FENCE * A construction of wood or metal used to enclose an area of land, a building, etc. 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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