Cherie's Place » Parkland http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:42:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Compton Verney – The Grounds http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/03/21/compton-verney-the-grounds/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/03/21/compton-verney-the-grounds/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:37:01 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=10337 Water

The historic grounds at Compton Verney are registered as a Grade II* listed parkland. Most of what you see in the grounds is the result of a long-term project to restore many of the features which Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown (1716 – 1783) created after 1768. Brown was commissioned by John Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1738 – 1816) to redesign the landscape at Compton Verney. Brown’s resulting landscape typified his minimalist approach to parkland, with its sweeping vistas, viewpoints and imaginative use of water.*

Water, Bridge and Tree

Water, Trees and House

*Info from the Compton Verney Grounds leaflet.

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