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Tichborne Park

Introduction

An old house was demolished in the early-19th-century and a new classical style one built with a Catholic chapel attached. The parkland appears little altered over many years, with the river widely canalised and dammed to form a lake.

In 1908 Sir Henry A J Doughty Tichborne was the owner and in 1930, Sir Anthoy J H Doughty Tichborne. A description in the1970s mentions that the river passes between massive chestnut trees, is widely canalised with cascades as well as being dammed to form a lake. Two yews at the back of the house mark the site of an original drawbridge.
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History

Land at Tichborne has been held by the Tichborne family from at least 1135 to the present day. There was a house on the site in 1293 with its own private chapel.The Tichborne Dole legend dates from the 12th century, when the dying Lady Mabella was granted for the poor as much as would grow on land she could crawl round. There is still an area called the Crawls. In 1670, Gillis van Tilborch painted Sir Henry Tichborne distributing the Tichborne Dole in front of the old house, which was demolished at the end of the 18th century. It was replaced in 1803 in classical style and a new Catholic chapel attached.

In the 19th century, the house was surrounded by mature parkland and there was a waterfall and three-sided moat.

Features & Designations

Designations

  • Conservation Area

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

  • Reference: Tichborne House
  • Grade: II

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest

Features

  • Moat
  • Description: In the 19th century, the house was surrounded by mature parkland and there was a waterfall and three-sided moat.
  • Canal
  • Description: The river is widely canalised.
  • Waterfall
  • Lake
  • Description: The river is dammed to form a lake.
  • House (featured building)
  • Description: The old house was replaced in 1803 in classical style and a new Catholic chapel attached.
  • Earliest Date:
  • Latest Date:
  • Cascade
  • Tree Feature
  • Description: Two yews at the back of the house mark the site of an original drawbridge.
Key Information

Type

Estate

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Survival

Extant

Hectares

47

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Tichborne

References

References

Contributors

  • Hampshire Gardens Trust

  • Jean East