Easton Lodge Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, England

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Brief description of site

The gardens of Easton Lodge, designed by Harold Peto in 1902, include an Italianate garden, Japanese garden, formal lawns and flower beds, and a rose walk. The gardens have been under restoration since the 1970s.

Brief history of site

In 1590, Queen Elizabeth granted a hunting lodge on the site to Henry Maynard. The lodge and a walled garden are shown on a map dating from 1593. A large mansion was built on the site and a park with a double avenue was created after 1640. A description of 1770 records a 'large park, gardens, canals, serpentine walks, shrubberies and various other useful ornaments' (Muilman 1770). The gardens were redesigned by Harold Peto for Daisy, Countess of Warwick. After her death in 1938 the house was pulled down, artefacts sold off and an arboretum planted in the grounds. Since 1971, owners Brian and Diane Creasy have worked to restore the gardens to Peto’s design.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	167	Grid Ref:	TL 593 239
Latitude:	51.89089	Longitude:	0.313499

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