Nelson Garden
The Nelson Garden | |
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Grade II* listed (structures) / Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales |
The Nelson Garden, on 13 Chippenhamgate Street, at the rear of No.18 Monnow Street, Monmouth,
History
The walled garden was the site of a real tennis court in the 17th century and was a bowling green by 1718.[1] It then became an orchard; an example of an 18th-century hypocaust (heated) wall still survives, where fruit trees would have been 'espaliered' (trained flat) against the warm brickwork. There are traces of the stoking chamber for this wall in a neighbouring garden. Roman and Norman remains lie deep beneath the lawn.[2]
The Nelson Garden commemorates Lord Nelson's visit to Monmouth on August 19, 1802, with
Until 1950 the managers of the adjoining
The garden is now managed by the Nelson Garden Preservation Trust which aims to establish a comprehensive historic restoration scheme and ensure its long-term future.[9] The garden is usually open to the public between April and September on Fridays between 2–4 p.m.[10]
Architecture and listings
The garden structures, including the pavilion, are Grade II* listed.[11] The garden itself is listed at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[12]
Gallery
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The seat where Nelson sat to take tea in 1802
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In 2002 it was the bi-centenary of the Nelson's visit to the garden
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The Nelson pavilion
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C.19th engraving of the pavilion
Notes
- RCAHMW records the plaque as bearing the date "August XIX. MDCCCII" (August 14th. 1802).[6]
References
- ^ "New access in Monmouth to historic Nelson Gardens". Monmouthshire Beacon. 1 August 2012.
- ^ a b Bly 2012, p. 25.
- ^ Devine, Darren (14 October 2010). "Monmouth trysting place of Admiral Nelson and his mistress unearthed by archaeologists". Wales Online.
- ^ Charles Heath, Proud Days for Monmouth, 1804
- ^ Newman 2000, p. 408.
- ^ "Lord Nelson's Seat, Monmouth (23102)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Nelson Garden, Monmouth (408060)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Archaeologist restores Nelson's Garden". BBC News. 7 April 2010.
- ^ "Homepage". Nelson Garden Preservation Trust. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Nelson Garden Opening Times". Nelson Garden Preservation Trust. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
Sources
- Bly, Phil (2012). Guide to the complete Monmouth Heritage Blue Plaque Trail. Monmouth: Monmouth Civic Society. OCLC 797974800.
- ISBN 978-0-300-09630-9.