NHER 26483 (Designed Landscape record) - Newmarket Terrace gardens, 47-69 odd Newmarket Road

1829 land purchased from Bishop of Norwich by Blake Donkins and a terrace of houses constructed with communal garden in front, symmetrical with grass walk, and at rear individual long gardens with service buildings. No change in planting throughout 19th century but front garden area no longer has divisions and some rear areas built over.
Graded by Norfolk Historic Gardens Survey as of regional importance as one of only two communal gardens left in Norwich. See (S1).
The actual houses are listed Grade II, yellow brick designed as overall facade with central pedimented bay on pilasters, paired pilasters to end bays.
E. Rose (NLA) 22 July 1998.

Nos 47-69 (odd) Newmarket Road are now recorded separately as NHER 66892.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 May 2023.