Arundel Castle, Bognor Regis, England
Record Id: 148
The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
On being created Earl of Arundel in 1067, Roger de Montgomery was given extensive lands in Sussex, including the site now occupied by the Castle, the motte and two baileys of which probably date from his ownership. After a short period in the hands of the crown, the Castle, lands and title of Earl of Arundel were given to the d'Aubigny family. On Hugh d'Aubigny's death the estates were divided and the Castle and Honor of Arundel were inherited by John Fitzalan. With a few short interruptions, Arundel was held by the Fitzalans until 1556 when the last descendent, Mary Fitzalan, married Thomas Howard, fourth Duke of Norfolk, in whose family it remains today (1998). A charitable trust was established, through an Act of Parliament in the 1960s, to preserve the Castle, its surrounding gardens and the Little Park for public benefit. The Great or New Park, to the north, remains in private ownership.
Site timeline
1904: Garden improved by Gertrude Jekyll.
1987: Gardens restored after a period of neglect.
People associated with this site
Architect: Robert Abraham (born 12/02/1775 died 11/12/1850)
Architect: Charles Alban Buckler (born 1825 died 1905)
Architect: William Burn (born 20/12/1789 died 1870)
Architect: Francis Hiorne (born 1744 died 09/12/1789)
Writer: Gertrude Jekyll (born 29/11/1843 died 08/12/1932)
Architect: William Andrews Nesfield (born 1793 died 02/03/1881)
Features
rose garden
There is a newly planted rose garden in what was once an 18th-century bowling green.
vinery
Feature created: 1850
chapel
Feature created: 1300 to 1399
Fitzalan chapel.
herbaceous border
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