The western edge of the area contains many mature, multi-stemmed Quercus ilex specimens set in lawn.Until the early 1840s the park extended up to the east front, while a 'beautiful Lawn and Flower Garden' (1838 sale catalogue) of an irregular shape were concealed by trees to the north of the house, on ground sloping down to the north drive. In Search of English Gardens: The Travels of John Claudius Loudon and his wife Jane, (National Trust Classics 1990), pp 111-13 This copy shows the entry on 26-Sep-2020 at 16:32:27. Premier Inn Basildon Festival Park from Mapcarta, the free map. Fireplace doors, and doorcases from Panton. The house is set at the east end of a plateau which runs through the centre of the park south-west to north-east, with valleys to the north and south. Find out about listed buildings and other protected sites, and search the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). The 1ha, rectangular, brick-walled kitchen garden standing in the north corner of the park is now largely down to grass. Premier Inn Basildon Festival Park with an interactive map and directions. Two storeys; three bays, glazing bar sashes, those on first floor with balustrading beneath, and arched on ground floor.Screen Walls: four walls, flanking each pavilion. Basildon Park OS Map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking Basildon Park Open Street Map - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking Explore the Area with Google Street View . Billiard Room: octagonal with Ionic columns replacing Corinthian columns removed after 1928. Subscribe to the newsletter! Basildon Park, guidebook, (National Trust 1995)Maps The long west entrance front is dominated by the two-storey raised and recessed portico reached from Carr's loggia below, whilst the east, garden front is dominated by the central projection of the Octagon Drawing Room overlooking the main terrace.Carr's C18 stables stood in the park west of the house, possibly adjacent to the site of the old manor house (guidebook 1995), but were demolished in the 1840s, when Morrison employed C R Cockrell to replace them with a new block standing 250m north of the house (1843, listed grade II). We carry out and fund high-quality applied research to support the protection and management of the historic environment. Check out our car rental service and all its many benefits: Find the right flight ticketat the best price with Skyscanner. Wall plasterwork with griffons. Frying Pan Lodge stands 1.3km south-west of the house, giving access to the south-west corner of Park Wood.The south drive, now disused, enters the park off the southern lane to Upper Basildon 450m south-east of the house, past Tower Lodge and through the adjacent gateway (mid-late C18, listed grade II). 1776-83, by John Carr in the Palladian style; some alterations and internal details by J.B. Papworth in 1839-42. 2nd edition revised 1913/14 We apologise for this delay. Don't have an account? They are linked on their south sides by an arched gateway of brick and stone, and on their north sides by a brick and flint wall broken by a gateway flanked by brick piers.GARDENS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS Don't have an account?
The following information has been contributed by users volunteering for our Enriching The List project. Our website works best with the latest version of the browsers below, unfortunately your browser is not supported. Four bay side elevations to pavilions.Interior: Neo-classical Carr interior with some later work by Papworth.
They restored the house and park, giving the estate, now open to the public, to the National Trust in 1978.DESCRIPTIONLOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING © Historic England DP073062. The estate remained in the Morrison family into the C20, although unlived in by the family from 1910 and gradually falling into disrepair, it being bought in 1952 by the Hon Langton Iliffe, later Lord Iliffe, and his wife. The information and images below are the opinion of the contributor, are not part of the official entry and do not represent the official position of Historic England. J Rocque, Map of Berkshire, 1761 Basildon map - Basildon Michelin maps, ... You can also display car parks in Basildon, real-time traffic information and petrol stations. Photo: GiacomoReturned, Public domain. LOWER BASILDON