Dewstow House
Dewstow House, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a Grade II listed building[1] notable for its "network of very rare and unusual underground gardens"[2] constructed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The house is a "simple three-bay villa"[3] with extensive views over the Severn Estuary.
Within the grounds lie one of the most extraordinary gardens in Britain, "a network of underground passages and top-light chambers with artificial rock-work and stalactities."[3] The garden structures have three separate Grade II* listings as a result of their importance.[4][5][6] The gardens have been rediscovered, excavated and restored at the beginning of the twentyfirst century and are now open to the public.[7][8]
Gallery
References
- ↑ "Dewstow House – Caerwent – Monmouthshire – Wales". British Listed Buildings. 1976-10-28. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ↑ "Dewstow House, Garden, Calidcot | Site Details". Coflein. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- 1 2 Newman J., The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire (2000) Penguin Books, page 161
- ↑ "Grotto about 30m to the south east of Dewstow House – Caerwent – Monmouthshire – Wales". British Listed Buildings. 2000-03-29. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ↑ "Grotto, Underground Garden and Bridge about 60m to west of Dewstow House – Caerwent – Monmouthshire – Wales". British Listed Buildings. 2000-03-29. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ↑ "Terrace, Wall, Grotto and Underground Garden about 5m to north west of Dewstow House, Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales". British Listed Buildings. 2000-03-29. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ↑ "Digging Deep". Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ "Dewstow Gardens and Grottoes. The story so far". Retrieved 2016-02-17.
External links
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- Dewstow Gardens & Grottoes official website.
- Parks & Gardens UK.
- Dewstow Gardens info on Pulham.org.uk.
Coordinates: 51°35′47″N 2°46′11″W / 51.5963°N 2.7696°W