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Campden House (also known as Combe Grange)

Introduction

The gardens associated with Campden House have mid-19th- and mid-20th-century elements. They comprise a formal terrace, topiary, ornamental woodland with walks, a well and a fish pond. The house is set in a parkland landscape with a long approach drive.

Campden House is set in a parkland landscape on hillside with a woodland backdrop and a long approach drive. The mid-19th-century terrace walls, remodelled by Norman Jewson in the 1930s, incorporate stone steps and a garden seat. In addition to the formal terrace and lawns, there is clipped yew and laurel and ornamental woodland with walks. There is also a well and a fish pond. The grounds are maintained in excellent condition.
Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Owners

The Hon Philip Smith

History

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Associated People
Features & Designations

Features

  • Gazebo
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  • Stable Block
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  • Garden Wall
  • Description: Walls to terrace, remodelled by Jewson in the 1930s.
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  • Building
  • Description: An early 17th-century 'tithe barn', restored in about 1846 and again around 1930.
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  • Fishpond
  • Lawn
  • Topiary
  • Garden Terrace
  • Mansion (featured building)
  • Description: An early 17th-century house rebuilt in the Victorian gothic style in about 1846, and added to in the 1930s by Norman Jewson.
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Key Information

Type

Estate

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Survival

Extant

Civil Parish

Chipping Campden

References

References

Contributors

  • Gloucestershire Gardens & Landscape Trust