The walled gardens, greenhouses and associated building cover about 3.5Ha to the N of the house. Along the N side of the enclosure is a range of glasshouses with a palmhouse in the centre. There was a border lined grass walk through the centre of the garden from the Cedar Avenue. To the W of the walled garden were further glasshouses and a bothey and there are other buildings to the N. The gateway from the Cedar Avenue into the walled garden has suffered considerably from subsidence. (1)
Walled kitchen garden and gates with palmhouse and vineries. Late C18 and late C19, restored mid C20. (4)
While laying a new water pipe through the grounds of Clumber Park, a series of walls and a water chamber were revealed. The Head Gardener could remember the buildings that had been present on the site present on the site until they were demolished approximately 20 years ago. … The Gardener reported that the S most buildings were heated Melon Sheds, while those further N were cold frames, all these buildings were sunk approximately three feet into the ground. (5)
Grid ref centred.
See M 4590 - record for Clumber Park.

Data Held (Document). SNT2647.

(1), Arch Office

Listed buildings slides, 5 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> Beamish HJH, 1986, Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands - The National Trust Archaeological Survey (Monograph). SNT35.

Other Refs: site no. 60305

<2> Anthony J, 1979, The Gardens of Britain, 6 (Monograph). SNT418.

<3> OS, 1919, 1:2500, County Series 1919 (Map). SNT1028.

Other Refs: 13/16

<4> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.

<5> TPAT, Dec 1993, Clumber Park Gardens. Report on Archaeological Salvage Recording (Unpublished document). SNT2151.