Lord Leycester Hospital, Master's garden, Warwick

Description of this historic site

One acre walled town garden with structural features attached to Lord Leycester Hospital. Redesigned and redeveloped since 1993.Recommended for inclusion on Register by Lovie.

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Notes about this historic site

1 2 Lord Leycester Hospital, Master’s garden, Warwick.
Lovie reports a one-acre walled town garden with structural features. Extensive rennovation and has been redesigned and developed to reflect character of site. Work done under supervision of Mrs Susan Rhodes, wife of the Master, and landscape architect Geoffrey Smith. Includes Norman archway, Nilometer and pinepit, box-edged beds, potager, fruits trees and mixed planting.
Lovie describes this garden as a successful renovation of an existing historic garden and has respected the original plan in so far as it is known.
Details of garden, history, plan and photographs in referece 2.