Introduction
The early-19th-century gardens include two substantial terraces associated with the house. There are fine entrances at the approach and elsewhere, a grotto and a lake.
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- History
18th Century
The formal gardens existed by 1769, falling west towards a pool and the shore. The site belonged to John Holwell, a surgeon with the East India Company. There is a former raised drive, now supporting a later terrace, which was constructed in about 1780.
19th - 20th Century
The early-19th-century gardens include two substantial terraces associated with the house. There are fine entrances at the approach and elsewhere, a grotto and a lake. There is also further terracing with a range of glass and an enigmatic garden structure formerly referred to as a 'pinery'.
The house was rebuilt between 1855 and 1857 to the designs of W.H. Lindsay, and was demolished in 1939.
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- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Dy)16(PEM)
- Grade: II*
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Arched entrance to south of Castle Hall
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Stable block
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Two linked garden buildings on the north side
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Two ranges of outbuildings within gardens
- Grade: II
Features
- Residential Building (featured building)
- Description: The present house was built by the Ministry of Defence as Officers' Quarters. It is two storeys, and built of brick.
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- Stable Block
- Description: The stable block has been much altered, but probably dates originally from the 19th century.
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- Arch
- Description: Series of four arches.
- Icehouse
- Description: Two arches were converted for use as an icehouse.
- Grotto
- Glasshouse
- Description: Series of glasshouses.
- Garden Terrace
- Description: Series of terraces.
- Lake
- Key Information
Type
Landscape Garden
Purpose
Ornamental Garden
Survival
Part: standing remains
Hectares
44
Civil Parish
Milford Haven
- References
References
- CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire} (Cardiff: CADW, 2002) 180 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire
- Lloyd, T., {The lost houses of Wales} (SAVE Britain's Heritage, 1986) 26 The lost houses of Wales
- Whittle, E., {The Historic Gardens of Wales} (Cardiff: CADW: Welsh Historic Monuments, 1992) 49, 52 The historic gardens of Wales : an introduction to parks and gardens in the history of Wales
- Warlow, J., {Castle Hall, Estate Map} (1769) Castle Hall, Estate Map