Brief Description
Features of Pepys House include lawns and shrub features.
History
Pepys' House was created in the mid-17th century as a private residence. The House is now a school.
Visitor Facilities
http://www.hinchingbrookeschool.net/pepys/pepys.htmDetailed Description
The front garden with its lawn and simple boundary shrub planting today gives little indication of the drama which took place in this garden in the mid-17th century. Devotees of Samuel Pepys diary will recall that on the 10th-11th of October 1667, Pepys returned to Brampton in a panic to try and recover the gold he had buried in this garden. Luckily, after two attempts at night, he recovered his hoard.- Features
- Lawn
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- Shrub Feature
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- House (featured building)
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- Access & Directions
Access Contact Details
http://www.hinchingbrookeschool.net/pepys/pepys.htm
- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Brampton
- History
Detailed History
Samuel Pepys was born in this farmhouse to the east of the village church.
- References
Contributors
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust