Plantation Garden, Norwich
The Plantation Garden is a restored Victorian town garden located in Earlham Road, Norwich, Norfolk. Visitors are charged a £2 entrance fee.
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
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