NHER 30435 (Designed Landscape record) - Catton Hall Park
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OLD CATTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Historic Parkland Grade II*.
Laid out by Humphrey Repton 1788 to 1791 and believed to be his first landscape commission. Two watercolours in NCM. Increased in size 1855 to 1860. Former 19th century pleasure ground to north of hall mostly gone. Areas of former parkland to west around Fiddle Plantation and Night Plantation now built over. Note that in addition some areas to north and east included within the historic park map by English Heritage have been built over; these have been omitted from the NHER map.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 25 February 1994.
2002.
The areas built over, mentioned above, have been deleted from the protected area on the revision of (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 17 December 2002.
January 2004.
A proposal to restore the park has been put forward.
See (S2) for further details,
H. White, (NLA), 4 Febraury 2010
See NHER 40841 for World War Two defensive earthworks in park and NHER 40842 for a crash site.
E. Rose (NLA), 19 October 2004.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF49736 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1995. TG 2311C - E; TG 2312A - C.
- --- SNF59984 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1994. 'Time running out to restore historic park'. 21 May.
- --- SNF82521 Publication: Manning, I. M. A History of Old Catton. pp 8-9, 11.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF59985 Unpublished Document: Ishmael, G.. 1983. Letter. Catton Park, Norwich - Ideas Competition.. 18 February.
- <S1> SNF51005 Designation: English Heritage. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England..
- <S2> SNF59983 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2004-2005. [Articles on the proposed restoration project of Catton Hall Park].
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Record last edited
Oct 12 2018 10:39AM