Information for record number MWA12949:
Spier's Lodge garden, Warwick Castle Park, Warwick

Summary Small garden shown in 1887. Formal Italian-style gardens laid out round lodge in 1903-4 and restored in 1990s.garden originally part of Castle Estate but sold in 1982. Recommended for inclusion on Register, as specific entry of detailed description under Castle Park, by Lovie.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Spier's Lodge garden, Warwick Castle Park, Warwick. Lovie reports that a little garden was shown round the Lodge in 1887. Lodge built above river Avon in Lodge Wood, Castle Park. In 1903-4 a formal Italian-style garden laid out by Harold Peto. Terrace, seats, restored pergola, shrubberies. House sold from Eastle Estate in 1982. Lovie mentions that the gardens had been recently restored at the time of his report (1996/7).
 
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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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. 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 CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument SEAT * An external structure used to sit on. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument PERGOLA * Timber or metal structure consisting of upright and cross members designed to support climbing plants. 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 ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. 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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