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‘Fifty Fabulous Features’ Statements of Significance for Fifty Features of Historic Designed Landscapes within the Land of the Fanns 1 Table of Contents Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 4 Maps: .................................................................................................................................................... 14 FEATURE NAME (ID: 18): OLD HALL POND .................................................................................... 19 FEATURE NAME (ID: 24): GARDEN WALLS AND GATEWAYOF LITTLE BELHUS HOUSE ..................... 24 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BELHUS PARK TUDOR AND JACOBEAN GARDENS WITH REFERENCE TO THE INDIVIDUAL FEATURES THAT FOLLOW ...................................................................................... 28 FEATURE NAME (ID: 31): BELHUS PARK – REMAINS OF TUDOR/JACOBEAN GARDEN CANALS ....... 31 FEATURE NAME (ID: 33): REMAINS OF A CIRCULAR TUDOR/STUART GARDEN FEATURE, BELHUS PARK .................................................................................................................................................. 36 FEATURE NAME (ID: 30): BELHUS PARK - REMAINS OF MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY WALL OF WALLED GARDEN .............................................................................................................................. 41 FEATURE NAME (ID: 27): BELHUS PARK - LONG POND .................................................................... 47 FEATURE NAME (ID: 29): BELHUS PARK – ICEHOUSE WELL ............................................................. 52 FEATURE NAME (ID: 23): BELHUS COUNTRY PARK: BRICKKILN WOODS BRICKMAKING STRUCTURE .......................................................................................................................................................... 57 FEATURE NAME (ID: 25): BELHUS PARK – STENCH PIPE ................................................................... 62 FEATURE NAME (ID: 32): BELHUS PARK - VETERAN SWEET CHESTNUT TREE (I.D.9408) ................ 65 FEATURE NAME (ID: 40): BELHUS PARK - ANCIENT SWEET CHESTNUT TREE (I.D.9405) .................. 69 FEATURE NAME (ID: 36): BELHUS PARK - THREE VETERAN SWEET CHESTNUT TREE (ATI I.D.24707/24708/24709) .................................................................................................................. 73 FEATURE NAME (ID: 1): BELVEDERE TOWER AND MOUND ............................................................. 77 FEATURE NAME (ID: 14): THE PUMP HOUSE, BEDFORDS PARK ...................................................... 82 FEATURE NAME (ID: 12): BEDFORDS PARK, QUEEN ANNE’S WELL ................................................. 88 FEATURE NAME (ID: 13): BEDFORDS PARK, WALLED KITCHEN GARDEN WELL ............................... 93 FEATURE NAME (ID: 16): BEDFORDS PARK BRIDLEWAY/ CARRIAGE DRIVE ..................................... 97 FEATURE NAME (ID: 15): STONE TERRACE STEPS, BEDFORDS PARK .............................................. 104 FEATURE NAME (ID: 11): THE MOATED SITE OF MAYLAND’S HOUSE AT DAGNAM PARK ........... 108 FEATURE NAME (ID: 5): FISH POND AT DAGNAM PARK ................................................................ 112 FEATURE NAME (ID: 10): ROUNDEL MOUNT AT DAGNAM PARK .................................................. 116 FEATURE NAME (ID: 9): HORSESHOE PLANTATION/ VIEWING PLATFORM AT DAGNAM PARK ..... 119 FEATURE NAME (ID: 6): PLEASURE GROUND AT DAGNAM PARK .................................................. 123 2 FEATURE NAME (ID: 4): STABLES AND WALLED KITCHEN GARDEN AT DAGNAM PARK ............... 127 FEATURE NAME (ID: 2 and 3 ): PRIORY AND NORTH LODGE AT DAGNAM PARK .......................... 133 FEATURE NAME (ID: 7 and 8): COLUMN BASES AT DAGNAM PARK .............................................. 138 FEATURE NAME (ID: 22): PARKLANDS BRIDGE, GAYNES PARK ...................................................... 140 FEATURE NAME (ID: 19): KISSING GATE, LANGTONS GARDENS .................................................... 145 FEATURE NAME (ID: 21): CASH’S WELL ........................................................................................... 150 FEATURE NAME (ID: 20): CLOCKHOUSE GARDENS ........................................................................ 157 FEATURE NAME (ID: 50): NINETEENTH CENTURY PARISH BOUNDARY POST ................................ 161 FEATURE NAME (ID: 17): THE ALPINE GORGE AND FILMY FERN CAVE ......................................... 164 FEATURE NAME (ID: 48): GRAYS TOWN PARK SHELTER ................................................................ 168 FEATURE NAME (ID: 49): GRAYS TOWN PARK ROCKERY ............................................................... 172 FEATURE NAME (ID: 43): THE ELMS GARDEN RAILINGS ................................................................. 176 FEATURE NAME (ID: 42): THE ELMS GARDEN CASCADE ................................................................. 180 FEATURE NAME (ID: 42): THE ELMS GARDEN GROTTO ................................................................. 183 FEATURE NAME (ID: 45): HERBERT E BROOKS MEMORIAL REST GARDENS NAME SIGN ............... 185 FEATURE NAME (ID: 44): THE SHELTER, HERBERT E BROOKS MEMORIAL REST GARDENS ........... 188 FEATURE NAME (ID: 46): HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL, HERBERT E. BROOKS MEMORIAL REST GARDEN ........................................................................................................................................................ 191 FEATURE NAME (ID: 47): REJECT BRICK WALLS, HERBERT E BROOKS MEMORIAL REST GARDENS ........................................................................................................................................................ 193 FEATURE NAME (ID: 41): MILLARD’S GARDEN ............................................................................... 196 A HISTORY OF DILKES PARK, SOUTH OCKENDON ........................................................................... 201 FEATURE NAME (ID: 37): DILKES PARK BRICK PILLARS AND ENTRANCE GATES ............................. 203 FEATURE NAME (ID: 35): DILKES PARK DIPPING POND ................................................................. 207 FEATURE NAME (ID: 38): DILKES PARK JUMPING BLOCKS POSITIONED ON FORMER CIRCULAR ROSE BEDS ................................................................................................................................................ 210 FEATURE NAME (ID: 39): DILKES PARK, OLD PADDLING POOL ....................................................... 214 FEATURE NAME (ID: 34): GROUP OF MATURE TREES- HUMBER AVENUE AMENITY GREEN ......... 218 FEATURE NAME (ID: 28): BONNYGATE WOOD .............................................................................. 222 FEATURE NAME (ID: 26): BISHOP BONNER’S PALACE .................................................................... 227 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to thank the following for their valued support and guidance: Patricia Sinclair, Chair, Essex Gardens Trust Linden Groves, Strategic Development Officer, The Gardens Trust Debbie Brady, Heritage Engagement Officer, Land of the Fanns Thames Chase Valina Bowman-Burns, Thurrock Museum Northamptonshire Archives and Heritage Services Essex Record Office and their staff Susan Yates, Chairman, Thurrock Local History Society Members of the Thurrock Local History Society Elsbeth Bingley and other members of the Bingley family for use of Randall Bingley’s research into Cash’s Well Brian Taylor for his assistance in locating the brick-making structure in Belhus Park Essex County Council UCL Archaeology South East Juan Rangel and Impulse Leisure Tina Holland, Friends of Grays Town Park Keith Harrington for photographs of Grays Town Park Paul Woloschuck for his memories of Grays Town Park Claude Hitching, The Pulham Legacy Stan Harrison, former gardener of Dilkes Park Kevin Jewel, formerly Land and Partnership Manager, Keepmoat Homes Ltd John Kent, formerly Council Leader, Thurrock Council Alan Leyin Ian Rydings, formerly Property Asset Manager, Thurrock Council John Webb Don Tait at Friends of Dagnam Park Stephen Nash, Alan Marks and Tracy Hermitage through Facebook Group ‘The History of Belhus Mansion & Aveley’ J.Simpson Lois Amos, Friends of Bedfords Park Taylor Smyth-Richards, London Borough of Havering. 4 Deborah Kirk for her voluntary research Robert Adams for his guidance, patience and support during our GIS Training And finally …….. A huge thank you to Dr. Twigs Way, our inspirational leader and trainer for her teaching, guidance, patience and support throughout the project. 5 Introduction to the Land of the Fanns The Land of the Fanns project is a 5 year, £2.4 m landscape partnership scheme that aims to engage the local population in rediscovering, understanding and enjoying the hidden gems of their local landscape. There are 27 heritage and environment projects that are being delivered in partnership with several organizations , such as Essex Wildlife Trust, local councils, Thames Chase Trust and many more, spread over an area of 80 sq. miles, from Romford to Langdon Hills to Thurrock and Brentwood. Called Land of the Fanns due to the area once being made up of fens, farms and forests (‘fanns’ being an old Saxon word for low lying marshy area), the Fanns landscape has, like most, seen many changes and developments over the centuries dating back from the ice age. The project was set up to remind the local populations of the fascinating historic legacy that we have