Source/Archive record SEM8087 - Metric survey of part of John Knight's gardens and pleasure grounds, Ashcombe, Simonsbath
Type | Report |
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Title | Metric survey of part of John Knight's gardens and pleasure grounds, Ashcombe, Simonsbath |
Author/Originator | Riley, H. |
Date/Year | 2014 |
Hazel Riley report | |
Digital Object Identifier | 10.5284/1028665 |
ENPA project name | Simonsbath |
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Abstract/Summary
A metric survey of the historic landscape features at White Rock Cottage and the south part of Ashcombe has recorded the remains of John Knight’s designed landscape associated with Simonsbath House. Some of the features may date from 17th and 18th centuries when Simonsbath Farm was the only documented settlement on Exmoor Forest. Two of the gardens mentioned in documents of the 1830s have been located: the layout of the Garden by the River is clear and many garden features are evident; part of White Rock Garden also survives. White Rock Cottage, the Tool Shed and the Grotto were part of this designed landscape and formed a focal point for both the Garden by the River and for White Rock Garden, which were both approached by terraced walks and paths from Simonsbath House. The terraced walks in Ashcombe were part of John Knight’s original plan for a formal landscape setting for Simonsbath House. They may also have provided the opportunity to enjoy views of the wider Exmoor landscape around Simonsbath.
External Links (1)
- https://doi.org/10.5284/1028665 (Report via ADS website)
Referenced Monuments (9)
- MEM23039 19th Century footbridge at head of Ashcombe Water (Monument)
- MEM22434 Ashcombe garden and plantation (Monument)
- MEM23035 Garden by the River, Ashcombe, Simonsbath (Monument)
- MEM23040 Gardener's Tool Shed at White Rock Cottage (Building)
- MEM23037 Medieval or post-medieval bank and terraced track, Ashcombe (Monument)
- MEM23036 Post-medieval leat at Ashcombe (Monument)
- MEM22305 Quarry north of White Rock Cottage (Monument)
- MEM22117 White Rock Cottage, Simonsbath (Building)
- MEM23038 White Rock Garden, Ashcombe, Simonsbath (Monument)
Referenced Events (1)
- EEM14292 2014: TS - Ashcombe
Record last edited
Dec 12 2018 12:42PM