20th century gardens at Thorpe Hall, Thorpe-le-Soken (EHER 7370)

Gardens to Thorpe Hall, a country house constructed in 1688, covering an area of 12 hectares. A park at Thorpe Hall was probably in place during the 18th century as improvements were documented in the early 19th century. Gardens were also documented in 1802 and comprised a series of garden compartments. The present plant and shrub garden scheme was laid out 1913-1949 by the owner Lady Byng using advice from Robert Wallace.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. An early 20th century plant and shrub gardens with formal and informal features, covering around 5.5 hectares. Garden activity is uncertain before 1913, when the estate of circa 20ha was acquired by Viscount Byng of Vimy. Lady Byng developed the area round Thorpe Hall from 1913 onwards and the design of the gardens may be attributed to her. Since 1960 Thorpe Hall has been used as the Lady Nelson Home. It is Graden Grade II. <1> <2> <3> <4> <6> Indicated that the gardens to Thorpe Hall covered an area of 12 hectares. A park at Thorpe Hall was probably in place during the 18th century and improvements were made during the early 19th century. Gardens were documented in 1802 and comprised a series of garden compartments. The present garden scheme was laid out 1913-1949 by the owner Lady Byng using advice from Robert Wallace. <6> Desk based assessment, 2008 An area south east of Thorpe Le Soken 31.4 hectares was covered in the impact statement. Sites within 1 Km were included. <7>