Introduction
The early-18th century house was demolished in the 1920s. The Belvedere (1788), with some of its original planting, was recently restored (1996). In 1803 Haldon was described as 'standing in an extensive park, which is decorated with some stately clumps of trees, and sheltered behind by some flourishing and wide extending plantations.'
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01392 832483Directions
Take junction 31 on the M5. For further details please see: http://www.lordhaldonhotel.co.uk/location
Owners
Best Western Hotels
Other Websites
- History
The early-18th century house was demolished in the 1920s. Lawrence Castle, a belvedere, was built as a memorial to Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1788). It was recently restored (1996). It still has some of its original planting.
In 1803 Haldon was described as ‘standing in an extensive park, which is decorated with some stately clumps of trees, and sheltered behind by some flourishing and wide extending plantations'. In 1822 Lysons wrote ‘the plantations are upon an extensive scale, several hundred acres having been enclosed for that purpose'. Stockdale described it as ‘a very handsome spacious mansion delightfully situated on an eminence and sheltered by extensive woody plantations' while White (1850) noted that it was ‘a large and handsome stuccoed mansion, in a finely wooded park, on a commanding eminence, upon the summit of which are a number of barrows or tumuli, in which urns and Roman coins have been found .... The ornamental grounds are extensive, and the plantations which crown the summits of the hills cover many acres'.
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: Lawrence Castle
- Grade: II*
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: Lord Haldon Hotel wall and entrance arch
- Grade: II
Features
- Belvedere
- Description: Lawrence Castle, a belvedere, was built as a memorial to Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1788). It was recently restored (1996). It still has some of its original planting.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Commercial
Survival
Part: standing remains
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Dunchideock
- References
References
- Pevsner, N {The Buildings of England: Devon} (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1952) The Buildings of England: Devon
- Gray, Todd {The Garden History of Devon} (Exeter: Exeter University Press, 1995) 116-18 The Garden History of Devon
- Gray, Todd {Devon Country Houses and Gardens} (2001) 148-53 Devon Country Houses and Gardens
- Nicholas Pearson Associates {Haldon Belvedere Restoration Plan} (1998) Haldon Belvedere Restoration Plan