The Lake, Painshill Park © Ian Capper cc-by-sa/2.0

TQ0959 : The Lake, Painshill Park

taken 9 years ago, near to Whiteley Village, Surrey, Great Britain

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The Lake, Painshill Park

The Lake at Painshill Park, with the Five Arch Bridge (see TQ0959 : Five Arch Bridge). In the background on the left is the Gothic Temple. Compare TQ0959 : View from Turkish Tent for view before the building of the bridge.

Painshill Park

Painshill Park near Cobham, Surrey, is one of the finest remaining examples of an 18th century English landscape park. It was designed and created between 1738 and 1773 by the Hon. Charles Hamilton (MP).

Painshill Park is owned by Elmbridge Borough Council and managed by the Painshill Park Trust. Painshill, which is open to the public (with entry charge), has a Grade 1 Heritage listing. In 1998 Painshill Park was awarded the Europa Nostra Medal for the "Exemplary restoration from a state of extreme neglect, of a most important 18th century landscape park and its extraordinary buildings
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Grid Square: TQ0959, 97 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Ian Capper (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 16 February, 2013 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 23 February, 2013
Geographical Context: Park and Public Gardens Lakes, Wetland, Bog
Near (from Tags): Cobham
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 092 599 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:19.7103N 0:26.0371W
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 090 599
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)