NHER 33464 (Monument record) - Site of garden of The Nunnery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM17NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Included in (S1) and described as important survival of private ornamental gardens that once ringed the Mere.
1838 formed two parallel gardens.
Combined before 1885.
Lawn with mature trees and large greenhouse, also smaller examples; probably a boat house too.
House since extended over garden and a terrace made.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA) 25 February 1998.
October 2017-October 2018. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of new dwellings and parking area to rear of The Nunnery (14 Denmark Street), within part of the area once occupied by the formal garden.
It is recorded that no features associated with the original garden survived at the time these works commenced (with only the brick retaining wall of the later terrace noted).
See report (S2) and NHER 64875 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 April 2021.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF48392 Unpublished Report: Taigel, A. 1997. Norfolk Gardens Trust: Town Gardens Survey - Volume One. Norfolk Gardens Trust.
- <S2> SNF101119 Unpublished Contractor Report: Newman, J. 2019. The Nunnery, 14 Denmark Street, Diss, Norfolk. Archaeological Monitoring Report. John Newman Archaeological Services.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 27 2021 9:40AM