by David Cuin | Jun 29, 2021 | What's Going On
East Boundary Fence Repair The east boundary of the house lies across the lake and is often hidden by foliage, but, in 2019, it became necessary to take down a very large beech tree there that had been identified as having a root fungus, creating the danger of...
by David Cuin | Jun 24, 2021 | History
A History of Brockhampton Park A reader view may be obtainable by clicking on the left end of the browser search bar. The original Brockhampton Park house was built around 1640 for Paul Pert, Serjeant1of the Counting House2for King Charles I, a notable position at the...
by David Cuin | Jun 24, 2021 | History
Brockhampton Park’s Literary Connection Tenuous though it may be, one of Brockhampton Park’s previous occupants had an indirect connection to Jane Austen, the famed female novelist of the early 1800s. Elizabeth Craven (1687–1777), widow of Charles Craven,...
by David Cuin | Jun 23, 2021 | Projects
Bridge Restoration Fig 1: Kip’s engraving (c. 1710) depicting Brockhampton Park estate from the west. A reader view may be obtainable by clicking on the left end of the browser search bar. While the history of Brockhampton Park house is well recorded in various...
by johan | Jun 21, 2021 | Archives
Tree Surgery The survey of the Park’s trees done last year pointed to many issues that needed to be addressed and the damage done to some of our beautiful, mature trees by last winter’s storms has underlined that priority action is needed. The first steps have been to...
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