Plantation Garden, Norwich

The Plantation Garden is a restored Victorian town garden located in Earlham Road, Norwich, Norfolk. As of 2016, visitors are charged a £2 entrance fee. The garden is open daily throughout the year.

The garden

The Plantation Garden is a restored Victorian town garden located in a former chalk mine in Norwich. It includes a gothic fountain, flower beds, lawns, woodland walkways, rustic bridge, Italianate terrace, ‘Medieval’ terrace wall; and hundreds of architectural details fashionable in the mid 19th century. This idiosyncratic creation has been described as "a tycoon's folly".[1] In April 2016, the garden was forced to close temporarily as a result of structural damage to the terrace wall following the collapse of an old mining tunnel in Earlham Road.[2] The garden reopened on 23 April 2016.[3]

History

The garden was established 140 years ago in a 3-acre (12,000 m2) abandoned chalk quarry by Henry Trevor, a Norwich shopkeeper.[4] The design may have been influenced by Edward Boardman who worked for Trevor on other projects.[5]

After falling into disrepair after the Second World War, the garden was effectively abandoned[6] until 1980, when the Plantation Garden Preservation Trust was set up, with the aim of maintaining the garden and keeping it open for public access.[7] The art historian, Roy Strong, is a patron of the trust.[8]

References

  1. Daily Telegraph, 24 August 2015
  2. Eastern Daily Press, 9 April 2016
  3. "Historic garden reopens after sinkhole forces it to close". ITV. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. Adam, Sheila (2009). The Plantation Garden Norwich. Plantation Garden Preservation Trust, 2nd edition. p. 4
  5. Adam, Sheila (2009). The Plantation Garden Norwich. Plantation Garden Preservation Trust, 2nd edition. p. 8
  6. "History of the Plantation Garden".
  7. "The Plantation Garden Preservation Trust". Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  8. Adam, Sheila (2009). The Plantation Garden Norwich. Plantation Garden Preservation Trust, 2nd edition. p. 3.

Coordinates: 52°37′44″N 1°16′55″E / 52.6290°N 1.2819°E / 52.6290; 1.2819

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