2014

SP9912 : Ashridge House - Formal gardens around fish pond

taken 10 years ago, near to Hudnall, Hertfordshire, England

Ashridge House - Formal gardens around fish pond
Ashridge House - Formal gardens around fish pond
To the east of the buildings of Ashridge House is a geometrical arrangement of flower beds around a circular fish pond with a small fountain in the middle of it.
Ashridge House

Ashridge House is one of the largest Gothic Revival country houses in England and is Grade I. listed.

The building stands on the site of Ashridge Priory, a medieval abbey founded by the Brothers of Penitence. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the building eventually became the private residence of Princess Elizabeth - later Elizabeth I. - and it was here that she was arrested in 1552 under suspicion of treason. In 1604 the priory was acquired by Sir Thomas Egerton. A descendant of his, the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater - he of canal-building fame - demolished the old buildings but did not live to see his plans for the House completed. His successor, the 7th Earl of Bridgewater, commissioned James Wyatt to build the present neo-gothic building as his home: it was completed in 1813.

In 1921 the House was acquired by a trust established by Andrew Bonar Law, a former Prime Minister. In 1959 it became a management training college, and it continues in that role today with its own degree-awarding powers and an international reputation.


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Geographical Context: Country estates Place: Ashridge Estate Primary Subject: Garden other tags: Formal Garden Fish Pond Fountain Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Garden at Ashridge [30] · East [2] · Flower Beds [2] ·
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SP9912, 151 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 6 August, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 14 August, 2014
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 9950 1222 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:47.9870N 0:33.5081W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 9950 1216
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