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Revision as of 20:23, 7 December 2017
Lydney Park is a 17th-century
complex.House and gardens
Lydney Park was bought in 1719 by
In 1875, Rev.
The current garden was developed after 1950 by the second Viscount Bledisloe and his family. There is a woodland garden running along a secluded valley, planted with magnolias, rhododendrons, azaleas and other flowering shrubs. There is a paved terrace above and formal gardens which are popular in the Spring, when the daffodils bloom.
The gardens are private land, and are open to the public on certain days depending on time of year. The house also has a museum containing findings from the Roman site and artefacts from New Zealand collected by the first Viscount Bledisloe.
Roman temple
The area has an early
In the late 4th century, the Romans built a
Sir
Local folklore claims that, after the
References
- Wheeler, R.E.M. & T.V. (1932) Report on the excavation of the prehistoric, Roman and post-Roman site in Lydney Park, Gloucestershire. Oxford.
Footnotes
- ^ Lydney Park - Spring Gardens and Roman Remains, local guidebook (undated)
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84645-029-7.
- ^ Located at 51°43′15″N 2°33′29″W / 51.7209°N 2.5580°W
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