Saltram House, Plymouth, England

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Brief description of site

Saltram House has an 18th-century landscape and gardens of 15 hectares, set within a larger park, woodland and agricultural estate.

Brief history of site

By 1638 there was a 'great mansion house' and gardens at Saltram. Charles Hamilton of Painshill, Surrey may have advised on the landscape in 1749. The mid-18th-century landscape appears to have been limited to the gardens and pleasure grounds,but from about 1770 improvements were made to the garden and the park was developed under the supervision of Nathaniel Richmond. The kitchen garden was also added at this time. A triumphal arch at Boringdon (Robert Adam 1783) acted as an eyecatcher from Saltram. From the mid 1790s the park was extended, new plantations formed, and a new eastern approach with associated lodges built.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	201	Grid Ref:	SX520556
Latitude:	50.38162	Longitude:	-4.083006

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