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Humphry Repton. Humphry Repton (21 April 1752 – 24 March 1818) was the last great designer of the classic phase of the English landscape garden, often regarded as the successor to Capability Brown. His style is thought of as the precursor of the more intricate and eclectic styles of the 19th century. His first name is often incorrectly spelt ...
Main contractor. John Veitch (gardens) Luscombe Castle is a country house situated near the resort town of Dawlish, in the county of Devon in England. Upon purchasing the land at Luscombe in 1797, Charles Hoare demolished the existing house and commissioned architects John Nash and Humphrey Repton to design a new house and gardens at the site.
1049799 [1] Sheringham Hall is a Grade II* listed building which stands in the grounds of its park. The house is close to the village of Upper Sheringham in the English County of Norfolk in the United Kingdom. [2] The hall was built on the instructions of Abbot and Charlotte Upcher [3] who engaged the architect and landscape designer Humphry ...
The Regency, Grade II listed building is finished in grey, gault, Lincolnshire brick was designed and built by Humphry Repton and his architect son, John Adey Repton. Due to the Norfolk coast's glacial winds, Repton chose a south facing site in the lee of a wooded hillside. In July 1813 the Upcher family laid the foundation stone and the family ...
Stanage Park is a Grade II* listed Welsh country house set in a large park located some 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Knighton, Powys near the settlement of Heartsease.The extensive parkland and the house were laid out by Humphry Repton and his son, John Adey Repton, in the early nineteenth century.
Catton Park, Norwich. Catton Park is a Grade 2 listed public park located in the village of Old Catton some 2 miles (3.2 km) north of central Norwich. The park covers 70 acres (28 ha) and was landscape gardener Humphry Repton 's first commission. Adjacent, but outside the boundary of the present today park are two open spaces; the War Memorial ...
The park was laid out by Humphry Repton in the early 19th century. The estate is now owned by Bristol City Council. The house is run as a museum by the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery and holds a variety of collections. The Picture Room, added in the 1830s, is hung with paintings, mostly of the 19th century.
Oldbury Court Estate is a park in Fishponds, Bristol, about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of the city centre. It is a park of Bristol City Council, and is listed Grade II in English Heritage's Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. [1] Its area is 23.33 hectares (57.6 acres); the parkland contains woods and riverside ...