Introduction
At Red Lodge there is a reconstruction of a Tudor privy garden. The garden is stocked with plants which could have been found in England by 1630.
All that is left of the gardens is a small square of land, enclosed on all sides. At the time the garden was last surveyed (1984) plans were being made to plant a knot garden on the site. The outlines of the beds and of the closed knot were all that was visible.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0117 921 1360Access contact details
The house and gardens are open from 10 until 5 from Saturday to Wednesday, closed on Thursdays, Fridays and over the Christmas break.
Owners
Bristol City Council
The Council House, College Green, BS1 5TR
- History
The Red Lodge was built in 1589 for Sir John Yonge, a wealthy merchant, whose Great House occupied the site of the present Colston Hall. The gardens were laid out on the slope between the Red Lodge and the Great House. Rocque's plan of Bristol (see references) shows eight walled gardens existing here at that time.
In 1854, the Red Lodge opened as a Girls' Reformatory, run by Mary Carpenter.
Period
Tudor (1485-1603)
- Features & Designations
Designations
Conservation Area
- Reference: St Michael's Hill & Christmas Steps
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: Red Lodge
- Grade: I
Scheduled Ancient Monument
Style
Tudor-Style Garden
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: The Red Lodge dates to 1589, and is now much altered externally. It is built of red stone rubble with dressed quoins and a stone band at first floor level.
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- Herbaceous Border
- Gardens
- Planting
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
Tudor (1485-1603)
Survival
Reconstructed
Hectares
0.1
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- {List of Buildings of Special Architectural Interest, City of Bristol, Avon} List of Buildings of Special Architectural Interest, City of Bristol, Avon
- Pine, John and Rocque, John {A plan of the City of Bristol. Survey'd and drawn by John Roque, engrav'd by John Pine} (Bristol: B. Hickey, 1743) A plan of the City of Bristol. Survey'd and drawn by John Roque, engrav'd by John Pine
Contributors
Avon Gardens Trust
E.T.Thacker