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Garden Cleeve Hill Mangotsfield


Description:  C18 Park and pleasure grounds created by Thomas Wright for Charles Bragge c1750s on site of earlier house and grounds (depicted on Kip) Bones of Wright design; chiefly serpentine approach, and some planting still discernible among suburban development. Pallidian mansion 1717 demolished 1920, stable block octagonal riding school orangery and one lodge attributable to Wright survive. {1}{2}

County:  Gloucestershire

District:  S Gloucestershire

Parish:  Kingswood

Grid Reference:   ST6494777357

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 364947, 177357

Period/Subject:  18TH CENTURY AD - GARDEN

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: SG5263
[ADS] Import RCN: SGLOSSMR-SG5263

People Involved: 
[Publisher] South Gloucestershire Council

Bibliographic References: 

  • Harding S Lambert D (1991) A Gazetteer of Historic Parks & Gardens in Avon : p25
  • Russell J (2001) The Gardens and Grounds of Cleeve Hill House
  • Russell J (2002) The Garden and Grounds of Cleeve Hill House Downend Bristol : BAA 17 119-28