NHER 26415 (Designed Landscape record) - Mile Cross Entrance Gardens

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Two mirror image gardens forming the entrance to the Mile Cross Estate, laid out from 1925 to 1929 by Professor Adshead. The gardens were designed by Captain A. Sandys Winsch. Each garden is entered from a robinia avenue by a stone and timber pergola leading to an oval bowling green. The perimeter path has a dry stone wall retaining a shrubbery. At the far end is a classical pavilion flanked by further pergolae.

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Map sheet TG21SW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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Two mirror image gardens forming entrance to Mile Cross Estate laid out from 1925 to 9 by Professor Adshead. Gardens designed by Captain A.Sandys Winsch. Each garden entered from robinia avenue by stone and timber pergola leading to oval bowling green. Perimeter path with dry stone wall retaining shrubbery. At far end, classical pavilion flanked by further pergolae.
Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 11 April 1994.

Press cuttings (S2) in file.
T. Sunley (NLA) 30 October 2007.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: English Heritage. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England..
  • <S2> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1994-1999. [Articles on the plans and restoration of 5 parks in Norwich].

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Aug 8 2017 9:13AM

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