Appuldurcombe, Isle of Wight, England
Record Id: 106
The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest:
Appuldurcombe House built c.1701-13 for Sir Robert Worsley, on site of C16 building. Architect uncertain, most probably John James. Entrance (to west) remodelled and Tuscan colonnade added to south in 1770s by James Wyatt for Sir Richard Worsley. House uninhabited since 1909, and, as a ruin, in guardianship of Ministry of Works since 1952 (now English Heritage).
Site timeline
After 1779: Capability Brown was called in, and subsequently produced a plan for 'alterations of the Place'.
People associated with this site
Designer: Lancelot Brown (born 1716 died 06/02/1783)
Architect: James Wyatt (born 1747 died 1813)
Features
tree belt
boundary wall
Feature created: 1750 to 1799
Sections of later-18th-century park wall remain.
fountain
Feature created: 1830 to 1839
Circular basin with central fountain.
icehouse
Feature created: 1700 to 1799
ruin
Feature created: 1774
An obelisk dating from 1774 is sited on high ground. It was struck by lightning 1831, and remains as a tall, stepped cairn of shaped blocks.
gate lodge
There are three lodges with approach drives and a fourth lodge to the north of the house.
ha-ha
Feature created: 1800 to 1833
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