 ParklandEric L. Jones ()
Chapter Chapter 10 in Landscape History and Rural Society in Southern England, 2021, pp 123-142 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract This chapter breaks the methodological rule by dealing with only a single site, Fairford Park, Gloucestershire. Its origins were not however unusual among parks in the region. The case shows what can be learned by close research where there is no large estate archive, merely limited written sources and physical remains. The Park belonged to one family from 1650 into the 1920s but the mansion was demolished in 1955. It was depicted in an early eighteenth-century view by the engraver, Johannes Kip, but was landscaped about 1780 by William Eames, pupil of Capability Brown. He constructed pleasure grounds the lineaments of which can still be traced, despite the building of an American hospital in the park during World War II. Agricultural remains are discernible, including the ‘Grand Drain’ engineered by Edward Webb, employer of the geologist William Smith. A large number of cramped roadside allotments were also established. William Cobbett paid influential visits to Fairford. But the estate suffered from the late nineteenth-century depression and was sold off at more than one twentieth-century auction. Date: 2021 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-030-68616-1_10 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68616-1_10 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Studies in Economic History from Palgrave Macmillan |
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