Savay Farm
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Description
Early twentieth century gardens at Savay Farm, incorporating remains of nineteenth century and earlier gardens
The first edition 6-inch OS map shows a small area of garden with remnants of a moated enclosure. Gardens just seem to be lawns and shrubs. No detail on map. APs show vestiges of 19th century gardens, nothing of particular note here (B7).
The early C20 garden for a renowned medieval manor house, with work by Marjory Allen and Norah
Lindsay, including vestiges of earlier garden phases. The c.1926 layout by Marjory Allen, with
contributions by the owner Cynthia Mosley and the society garden designer Norah Lindsay, occupies
a medieval, formerly moated, riverside site. The compartmentalised garden, drawn tightly around
the house, survives largely intact, along with the detached woodland setting of Lady Mosley’s tomb
by Lutyens (1933-34), formerly within a formal garden probably by Lady Allen with advice from the
Mosleys’ friend and society designer Norah Lindsay. The immediate agricultural and river setting is
of high significance, particularly the adjacent paddocks and River Colne. See report for detail (B8).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Early twentieth century gardens at Savay Farm, incorporating remains of nineteenth century and earlier gardens
Date Listed
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