Hutton-in-the-Forest, Penrith, Cumbria, England
Record Id: 1826
The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.
A garden and kitchen garden with early 18th-century and earlier origins, the garden laid out under the guidance of Anthony Salvin in the later 19th century, and parkland with 18th-century and earlier origins probably modified to the design of William Sawrey Gilpin in the 1820s.
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING
Hutton-in-the Forest is situated in rural surroundings about eight kilometres north-west of Penrith, immediately east of the hamlet of Unthank. The site, occupying about 200 hectares, is on ground which rises to the north-east and east. The B5305 forms part of the northern boundary, there is a mixture of walls and fences around the former deer park to the north and north-east, and Kennel Wood and Doghills Wood form the remaining eastern boundary. The western boundary is formed by a mixture of walls and fencing.
REFERENCES
L Knyff & J Kip, Britannia Illustrata l, (1714)
F O Morris, A Series of Picturesque Views 6, (1866-1880), pl 11
Trans Cumberland Westmorland Archaeol Antiq Soc 13 (Extra Series), (1913), pp 284-285
Country Life, 21 (5 January 1907), pp 18-29; 137 (4 February 1965), pp 232-235; (11 February 1965), pp 287-9; (18 February 1965), pp 352-356
N Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Cumberland and Westmorland (1967), pp 140-141
Landscape Pieced and Plotted, a History of Gardens in Cumbria, (Carlisle Museums and Art Galleries 1985)
Hutton-in-the-Forest, guidebook, (nd, c 1990)
S Piebenga, William Sawrey Gilpin, (English Heritage Designer Theme Study 1994)
Maps
T Jeffreys, The County of Cumberland, surveyed 1770
OS 6" to 1 mile: Cumberland sheet XLIX, 1st edition surveyed 1860
Cumberland sheet XLIX, published 1926
OS 25" to 1 mile: Cumberland sheet XLIX NW, 1st edition surveyed 1860
Archival items
Estate maps and plans, nd (private collection)
Description written: October 1997
Amended: June 1998
Edited: March 1999
Site designation(s)
English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England Grade II Reference GD1657
Principal building:
Pele Tower Created 1345 to 1355
A pele tower, originally 14th century, with significant alterations during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Some of the alterations were designed by Anthony Salvin.
Environment
Terrain: The ground rises to the north-east and east.
Visitor facilities
Opening contact details:
The grounds are open April to September, 11am to 5pm. Not open on Saturdays. Please see:
http://www.hutton-in-the-forest.co.uk/visitor.html
Visitor information:
Parking, refreshments, WCs. Some disabled access - please check. Dogs on leads only.
External web site link: http://www.hutton-in-the-forest.co.uk/
External web site link: http://www.hha.org.uk/Site/Custom/Property.aspx?id=16&rg=&co=-1&tp=0&pd=-1&me=&mn=&mr=10&vw=0&st=n&nm=
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