Redlynch Park, Somerset, England

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Brief description of site

Redlynch Park has gardens and pleasure grounds of around 10 hectares. There are gardens by Edwin Lutyens dating from around 1901. The park covers some 309 hectares. It originated in the 17th century and was landscaped in the mid-18th century.

Brief history of site

Sir John FitzJames owned a house at Redlynch which in 1538 included a great chamber over a parlour. The house was later improved and repaired, before a new house was built on a neighbouring site in 1708-9. A great deal of work was undertaken in the grounds in the mid-18th century. In 1729 work began on building garden walls. The park was also expanded and a series of ornamental features was added. After 1802 parts of the park were returned to agricultural use, and by the 1830s parts of the 18th-century mansion had been abandoned. In 1901 Edwin Lutyens was commissioned to convert the 18th-century service block to residential use. The 18th-century mansion was later demolished.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	183	Grid Ref:	ST697332
Latitude:	51.0973	Longitude:	-2.434082

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