East Burnham Park
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Type
Description
Remains of late nineteenth and early twentieth century park and garden of East Burnham House, laid out for the nurseryman, Sir Harry Veitch
The land which this place occupies was once part of Popple's Park (aquired in 1844 by George Grote). The house is shown within fairly extensive gardens and parkland. The area in the centre, by the house, remains private whereas the outside is subject to mineral working and has therefore suffered a great deal of damage. Includes walled garden area, a formal garden area and a tree lined avenue. Only a fragment of its former self survives. The context has been lost (B1).
The remains of the garden and park laid out for Sir Harry Veitch (1840-1924) as a horticultural showpiece for his country villa. He was the most eminent nurseryman and horticulturist of the later C19-early C20. When he died he was said to be: ‘the most outstanding figure in contemporary horticulture, and during the last fifty years no one has exercised so great an influence on all things pertaining to gardening’. The detached pleasure ground is associated with the renowned rock garden designer F.W. Meyer, whose plan for a Bog Garden (c.1900) survives. Although fragmented, a considerable amount of the fabric and planting established by Sir Harry by the time of his death here in 1924 survives, but some has been lost to development and mineral working in places. See report for detail (B2).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Remains of late nineteenth and early twentieth century park and garden of East Burnham House, laid out for the nurseryman, Sir Harry Veitch
Date Listed
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