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Ditton Park, Published 1813 Understanding Historic Parks and Gardens in Buckinghamshire The Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Research & Recording Project Gendall View of Ditton Park, published 1813 Ditton Park Chronology and References 30 September 2016 Bucks Gardens Trust The Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust Ditton Park BGT Chronology & References 30 Sept 16 GM, RH, JT & SR Ditton Park Chronology & References Bucks Gardens Trust Researchers: Gwen Miles, June Timms, Ros Haigh Contents 1. Introduction 2. Chronology 3. Key Historic Phases 4. Summary of Historic Interest 5. References 6. Historic England Register Description and Boundary Map 1. Introduction The following Chronology, list of Key Design Phases, and Reference List are intended to amplify the Historic England (HE) Parks and Gardens Register description (see Section 6). The initial spur for this was the information kindly supplied by Crispin Powell, Archivist of the Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust including the Boughton archive earlier in 2016, the tercentenary year of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown’s birth. This indicated that the attribution to Brown in the late 1760s-70s, by Dorothy Stroud in Capability Brown (3rd edn. 1975) was mistaken, and that although Brown did work at Ditton it was for a different Montagu client and over a different period. This arose from a misinterpretation of an entry in his account book now at the RHS Lindley Library, London. That entry referred to a different Montagu peerage, probably for previously unrecognised work at Cowdray in West Sussex. Documents in the Boughton archive and payments in Brown’s Drummonds Bank ledgers (now at the Royal Bank of Scotland) confirm that Brown did indeed work at Ditton, but for the Montagus of Beaulieu and Boughton, this being from 1759, throughout the 1760s, with him paid over £300. As a result, and as part of BGT’s contribution to work on Brown this tercentenary year, volunteer researchers in the ongoing Research and Recording Project have prepared a landscape chronology to include this historic revision, references list, and overview of historic phases and interest. This document will be submitted to HE and we hope will contribute to a revised Register entry. The researchers visited various archives and the site itself to understand more about the development of the grounds and received detailed assistance from Crispin Powell on behalf of the Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust for which BGT is most grateful. The summary of historic interest is presented below. NB the site originated in the historic county of Bucks (pre-1974 boundaries) which is covered by BGT. 1 Ditton Park BGT Chronology & References 30 Sept 16 GM, RH, JT & SR 2. Designed Landscape Chronology Date Detail Reference Pre 1066 Ditton Manor & Stoke Manor – Records owner Siret, vassal of King Lionel Rigby, Stoke Poges: Harold A Buckinghamshire village through 1000 years. Ch. 1 1086 Manor assessed as 5 Hides. Given use by William Conqueror to Domesday Book William Fitz-Ansculf. Descendants called themselves “de Stoke” who married into de Poges VCH ‘Stoke Poges Parish’, family; Stoke Manor became Stoke Poges. Vol 3, pp302-313 1331 Ditton Manor passed to John de Moleyns who 1325 married Gille de VCH Poges. Moleyns was King’s Treasurer. 1335 Moleyns obtained licence to make a park of 38 acres of land and Cantor & Hatherly, ‘The wood in Ditton and Datchet in severalty in detached part of Stoke Medieval Parks of Poges parish. It was centred on the medieval moated site. Buckinghamshire’, Recs of Granted a licence by Edward III to fortify “his mansun at Ditton” Bucks (1977). 1338 Park enlarged by 8 acres in manor of Langley Marish of 4s.yearly. VCH 1441 Sir Robert Hungerford betrothed to John’s great-great granddaughter VCH Alianore who inherited the estate was granted control 1441. Lancastrian supporter War of Roses beheaded 1464. 1472 Manor returned to crown land under Edward IV & probably sublet. VCH 1517-21 Crown Princess Mary at Ditton. VCH 1607* Map shows embattled house, moated formal garden or wilderness on J Norden, A description of the south outside the moat (the site of the later south wilderness), the honour of Windesor and deer park lodge to the NE. Royal Coll. (copy CBS Mar38/2) 1608* Norden survey states that the park contained “about 220 deer, 50 of Cantor & Hatherley, ‘The antler and about 20 bucks, 195 acres of good ground but little timber Medieval Parks of in a circuit of 2 ¼ miles”. The office of keeper was one for life, paid Buckinghamshire’, Recs of for by the Crown. It was one on the “emoluments” granted to Anne Bucks (1977). Boleyn in 1532. In 1615 it was worth £150 yearly. 1615 Keepership of Ditton Park & Manor of Datchet granted to Sir Ralph VCH, pp302-313 Winwood (d.1617), Principal Secretary of State to James I, and his eldest son Richard for their lives. 1617 Ditton estate inherited by eldest son Richard , a minor (1609-1688) Thrush & Ferris ed. History with his Sir Ralph’s widow, Lady Elizabeth Winwood, continuing in of Parliament on line 1604- residence. 1629. Reference 83 John Ref 83 History of Parliament John Chamberlan letters: Chamberlan Letters. “Over the next few years, Winwood’s wife rebuilt Ditton’s fourteenth- century mansion house, which she surrounded with new gardens, Also Lipscombe, Vol. 4. ponds and an orchard, achieving striking results at very little cost.83” 1630 Park enlarged with land from adjacent manors of Datchet & Langley VCH, pp302-313 Marish & by 1630 park 218 acres. Granted to Elizabeth Winwood, Sir 2 Ditton Park BGT Chronology & References 30 Sept 16 GM, RH, JT & SR Ralph’s widow (d.1659) “at fee farm” Sir Ralph’s son Richard purchased rest of estate from the Crown and Nicholas Pearson, 1993. rebuilt the chapel. 1659 d. Elizabeth Winwood; VCH s. son Richard 1688 d. Sir Richard Winwood; VCH Ditton estate inherited widow Anne Winward (d.1694). TNA Will of Anne Winward 1694 1694 Ditton Park & Winward estates passed to Sir Ralph Winwood’s VCH nephew, Ralph, Earl Montagu of Boughton (d. 1709), son of Edward Nicholas Pearson, 1993. 2nd Lord Montagu and his wife Anne Winwood. 1695* Detailed plan of gardens, watercourses and park: embattled mansion, Estate Survey. Aldersey W formal gardens and numbered buildings (key?). A description & Plott of Three entrances over canal, 2 tree lined; canal enclosing mansion & Ditton Park belonging to gardens rectangle except on north side where it has a mid-120 degree Ralph, Earl of Montagu. angle half way along its length, later developed into semi-circular pool Buccleuch Living Heritage (see 1742 survey). Trust 1705 Estate passes to nephew of Sir Ralph: VCH Ralph, Earl of Montagu (of Boughton), who becomes a Duke (d.1709). Nicholas Pearson. 1993 1709 1709 Ralph 1st Duke of Montagu dies. VCH Son John, 2nd Duke of Montagu inherits estate (d. 1749), wife Lady Mary Churchill, daughter 1st Duke of Marlborough. 3 estate surveys show developments – 1718, 1725, 1742 (noted below) 1718* Detailed plan of gardens: present moat shown, enclosing extensive Estate Survey. 1960 in complex formal gardens to the W, E & S of mansion; beyond to the W ownership of Lord within the moat a wilderness with round pond. S of canal Wilderness Montagu of Beaulieu. of intersecting straight & curved paths within three rectangles; S Reproduced Nicholas avenue. Main axial approach from E via circle of elms leading over Pearson, 1993. moat bridge to mansion. Beyond NW corner of moat a rectangular fishpond. Elm circle beyond moat aligned on E front of mansion and forecourt. Deer “Lawnes”, meadows and pastures. 1721 John Faugoin was paid for ‘new work’ in the garden. Faugoin (d.1742), Marchant accounts, NRO a Huguenot, is in the accounts as gardener as early as 1718. via C Powell who is also indebted to Julia Mottershaw from Stourhead for information on Faugoin. 1725* The garden/wilderness layout within the moat similar to 1718. Estate Survey: Reproduced Beyond the moat the fishpond to NW enlarged into lake, island & Nicholas Pearson, 1993, ‘fort’; southerly Wilderness simplified, leaving formal framework of Fig.3. walks and allees; to NE the elm circle, Walnut Tree Piece and main drive similar to 1718. Avenues cross the park N & W of moat. 1729 February: the Duke laying out a “vista” towards the Hams; bills for Boughton Archives, trees & other plants. Work undertaken by Head Gardener, John Northampton Record Faugoin. Trees supplied by Peter Mason & Henry Teem. Office. Box 8851. 3 Ditton Park BGT Chronology & References 30 Sept 16 GM, RH, JT & SR Henry Banning and Golding Street enlarged the moat at the corner next to the great pond February 1729. 1734 Letter from Sir John Chardin who had been a guest at Ditton and Boughton Archives, hoped to be invited back in the summer “for that enchanted island, Northampton Record fortification, tents, cabins, drawbridge, ferry boat, and ferryman never Office. Ref Archivist notes to be forgot. 2016 to BGT “Vouchers” in archive show drawbridge by the pavilion built in 1727. 1742 Topographical map of the Bath Road shows Ditton as a large oval area Mentioned in Cantor & to the south of the road with the mansion of Earl Beaulieu in its Hatherly (1977). midst. 1742* Plan shows similar layout to 1718, with detail of core within moat. Estate Survey: Reproduced Layout still based on a formal arrangement of avenues and walks. N Nicholas Pearson, 1993, Fig arm of moat (canal) enlarged to include semi-circular pool. South 4. ‘Wilderness’ beyond moat retains simple layout with avenue leading from SE summer house & drawbridge with boundary of shrub/trees. Building/summer house & fountain on SE (possibly shown in 1718). Island layout shown in more detail including round building “fort”. Walnut-Tree Piece NE adjacent to The Elms circle & drive. 1749 1749 John, 2nd Duke of Montagu dies; estates divided between 2 VCH daughters: Lady Isabella (?-1786), by then styled as Dowager Duchess of Manchester.
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