Information for record number MWA8573:
Lower Lark Stoke grounds

Summary Lower Lark Stoke grounds, gardens created in the Imperial period. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1884. Features included a ha ha, ponds and a cascade. The gardens are located west of Ilmington.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden, Ha Ha, Pond, Terrace, Shrubbery
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ilmington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 43
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Gardens created in 19th century by William Fletcher. Features included ha-ha, plantation, shrubberies, terraces, ponds and cascade. Recommended for inclusion on Local List.
2 The OS 1:10560 1884 Sht Warks 53NW clearly shows garden features around the house, including two ponds which have since been infilled.
 
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: 53NW 1:10560 1886 2nd edition
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 53NW
   
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Glossary

 
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. 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 POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument CASCADE * An artificial fall of water often taking the form of a water staircase. 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 PLANTATION * A group of planted trees or shrubs, generally of uniform age and of a single species. 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 SHRUBBERY * A plantation of shrubs. 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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