Introduction
Features of Kingsley House include a curving drive, a large walled garden, a sunken lawn and rose beds.
The house is approached by a curving drive from Millstone Lane to the west, while a second entrance with circular drive leads to the church. The large walled garden is laid out with a sunken lawn with rose beds, lawns and trees to the south, and has a similar garden layout with sunken lawn as shown on an 1810 west view. Kingsley House is now divided into two private houses but still retains the exterior Kingsley knew.
- History
Kingsley House, formerly the Old Rectory, lies south-west of Barnack Church and is named after the Kingsley family. Charles Kingsley was a member of this family and wrote ‘The Water Babies' in 1863. Originally the house was built in the 14th century but was altered in 1792 and then again in 1861.
Period
- 18th Century
- Late 18th Century
- Features & Designations
Features
- Drive
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- Flower Bed
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- Lawn
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- Garden Wall
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- House (featured building)
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- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century
Survival
Extant
Civil Parish
Barnack
- References
Contributors
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust