Information for record number MWA8623:
Walton Hall Park

Summary A park at Walton dating from the Post Medieval period. In the 19th century features of the park included woodland with a bath house, a lake, drives, pleasure grounds with terraces, formal gardens, a ha-ha and a kitchen garden. It is marked on Greenwoods map of 1822.
What Is It?  
Type: Park, Ha Ha, Kitchen Garden, Formal Garden
Period: Post-medieval - Modern (1540 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wellesbourne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Early 18th century house shown with formal gardens in 1728 plan. Mid 18th century work included Bath House, possibly by Sanderson Miller. Late 18th century work included planting and widening of river. formal gardens created mid to late 19th century, accompanying rebuild of house 1858. Features include parkland, woodland with Bath House, lake, river frontage, drives, lodges, pleasure grounds with terraces, formal gardens, fountain, conservatory, walks, ha-ha, kitchen garden. Listed structures include the house, stables, the Bath House,and two icehouses. Recommended for addition to parks and Gardens Register.
2 There has probably been a manor house on this site since the 12th century. The Mordaunt family acquired the estate in 1541, but did not make it their principal residence until the late 17th century. Shortly afterwards a new house was built in the early 18th century. There is no evidence of a park at this date; the early 18th century house appears to have been set in formal gardens with an outlying terrace drive. In the mid to late 18th century a series of alterations were made; these included the construction of the Bath House (1740s, probably by Sanderson Miller), the reconstruction of the old church (1750s), and the creation of serpentine walks (1740s) and a lake north west of the house (1780s-90s). Early 19th century work may have included the creation of a formal terrace and a ha-ha around pleasure grounds. However, this has to some extent been concealed within extensive mid to late 19th century works associated with and following the reconstruction of the house in 1858. The later 19th century Gardens included formal parterre terraces, shrubberies, walks, kitchen gardens, summerhouse and conservatory, and a new bridge over the river. Substantial planting also took place, and much of this survives. The Mordaunts died out in 1947 and the house was in use by the army until 1962, subsequently becoming a school and then a hotel. The overall quality of the surviving estate is good, and Features such as the Bath House are particularly fine. The site deserves further research.
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4 The OS 1:10560 1886 Shts Warks 45NW/SW show the late 19th century landscape.
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6 The OS 1:10560 1906 Shts Warks 45NW/SW show the parkland shaded.
7 Greenwood's map (1822) is the first to show parkland at Walton, though earlier maps show some landscape Features characteristic of parkland. Most internal boundaries had been removed by the second half of the 19th century.
8 Illustrative map for
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9 Greenwood's map.
 
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: 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: 45SW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 45SW
   
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: 45SW 1:10560 1906
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1906
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Volume/Sheet: 45SW
   
Source No: 8
Source Type: Map
Title: Historic Landscape Assessment Maps
Author/originator: Hooke D
Date: 1999
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Source No: 9
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: Unpublished document
Title: Historic Landscape Assessment
Author/originator: Hooke D
Date: 1999
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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 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.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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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.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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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 ICEHOUSE * A structure, partly underground, for the preservation of ice for use during warmer weather. back
monument CONSERVATORY * A glasshouse used to grow and display tender decorative plants. May be either an extension to a house or freestanding. back
monument SERPENTINE WALK * A winding walk, common in early 18th century Rococo gardens and parks. 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 SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument FOUNTAIN * An artificial aperture from which water springs. The water supply usually came from a lake or reservoir higher up in order to ensure the necessary flow and pressure. More recently fountains have been powered by pumps. 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 MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. 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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BATH HOUSE * A building equipped with facilities for bathing, and occasionally public baths. 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 PARTERRE * A level space in a garden occupied by ornamental flower beds. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument SUMMERHOUSE * A building in a garden or park designed to provide a shady retreat from the heat of the sun. 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 STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. 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 WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. 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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