Appendix VIII – Description of other shortlisted candidates Barnburgh Hall Gardens, Barnburgh History The Barnburgh estate dates back to the 12th century. The latest hall on the site, demolished in the early 1970s, appears to have been predominantly 18/19th century in date, although observers of the building (including Pevsner) described it as a much altered Elizabethan building. A photographic survey conducted by the RCHME in 1979 suggests that much did indeed remain of the original 16th or 17th century hall, encased with later additions. Description The garden, including kitchen garden, that once enveloped the house is surrounded by a high stone wall with gates with piers, all constructed from limestone rubble and is Grade II Listed. The wall has an entrance with a ‘heavily rusticated surround, Gibbs in style but possibly earlier than the 1730 period’ (Gordon Smith 1966). The entrance drive is set in a small cutting with small outbuildings, plots and long barn (Grade II Listed) to the NE of the site of the hall. Within the grounds lie an impressive 16th century dovecote that is both scheduled and Grade II* Listed. It is octagonal in form, in limestone rubble with ashlar dressings and stone slate roof. It has internal ashlar piers, with 1600 stone nesting compartments, around the interior for the doves. Its internal capacity is large for this type of structure and some authors speculate that it is the largest of its type in the country (Klemperer, 2010). The landscape was essentially that of the 16/17th century manorial holding with a walled formal garden, kitchen garden, and ‘paddocks’ surrounding the hall. The site has no recognised ‘park’ but the area of pasture to the E/SE of the hall, with terracing and parkland trees, that leads down to a small lake was an C18 attempt at a parkland. The hall’s grounds beyond the lakes may have possibly included St. Helen’s Chapel and Well as curios within this parkscape (Klemperer, 2010). Examination of aerial photographs from the 1920s show a formal layout to the gardens with a parterre with formal bedding in the rear garden S. of the Hall. Also visible in the photos are a conservatory to the W, orchard and trellis/pergola areas, all within the site walls. The walled gardens did have some considerable internal features including old espaliers but redevelopment has recently (2001) removed all internal features. To the southeast of the house there the remains of 19-20th century landscaping including some shrubs, a small pond and conifers (Klemperer, 2010). Significance The grounds make up the wider setting of the now demolished Barnburgh Hall and incorporates important garden features including the dovecote, outbuildings, boundary walls and gate piers and tree planting. It is however not considered to be of sufficient significance to be a park and garden of local historic interest due to its fragmentary nature and the impact of the recent development within it. However, it is important to the setting of several listed features, the scheduled monument and the conservation area. In any review of the boundary of Barnburgh Conservation Area strong consideration should be given for the inclusion of the fishpond. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1854 Old photograph of Barnburgh Hall (now demolished) with stables to right (which still exists and is Grade II) Source: Doncaster Library Burghwallis Park, Burghwallis History The place name is derived from Richard de Wallis whose family held the ‘Burgh’ for several generations and who married into the Gascoign family, who thus inherited the estate. The family than passed in the 16th century via marriage to William West, and then by an uncertain route to Richard Fenton, a catholic who was persecuted in the reign of Elizabeth I. In the late 16th century it passed to the Annes of Frickley. The Annes lived at Burghwallis for five centuries until the property was sold to the Bishop of Leeds in 1942 (Klemperer 2010). It is now a residential home known as St. Anne’s Rest Home. The hall is Grade II* listed and its origins are early 16th century, although it was modified in 1797 with Georgian additions and was again modified around 1820 to give it a medieval look. The original grounds of Burghwallis Hall appears have now been divided into different ownerships. Description The house had a small ‘Manorial’ landscape until the late 18th century when the area was significantly landscaped. It is notable that at this juncture Owston Estate was also undergoing a major landscape remodelling, and it would not be unreasonable to speculate that perhaps a degree of emulation was talking place at Burghwallis (Klemperer 2010). The local road layout appears to have been amended to increase the grounds of the original hall and improve its setting. The site of the former medieval village possibly lies within the grounds of the hall and rectory. The later 17th and 18th century houses are estate developments that may coincide with the development of the hall’s landscaping. The church has a very intimate relationship with the hall, both in terms of its proximity and the fact that it is included within the hall’s decorative landscape (Klemperer 2010). Dower House is not within the parkland but is likely to be connected with the estate. The main entrance to the hall is through decorative piers that also formally mark the entrance to the larger estate. There are formal gardens to the SW, and small pleasure grounds surrounding the house to the east. There is also an ice house north east of hall. There is a very large Cedar of Lebanon near to house. The immediate grounds of the hall are divided from the rest of the grounds by a ha-ha with parkland to the south with clumps all surrounded by shelter belts. The remnants of the park consists of 72 acres (29ha) of land with scattered deciduous trees although many within the open area to the centre of the former parkland have been removed and the area is now ploughed for agriculture. It has a general southeast aspect to the run of the land. A square pond in the park could possibly be the remains of a moated site - though this is a very provisional suggestion and requires further investigation (Smith 1966). There are several areas of tree planting around the edge of the parkland, the largest of which is now called Squirrel Wood and forms the southern limit of the park. Squirrel wood was given by the Anne family to the village and is now a scout camp. Significance The grounds make up the wider setting of the former Burghwallis Hall and therefore is makes an important contribution to its context. It incorporates important garden features including the ha-ha, ice house and woodlands. It also is part of Burghwallis Conservation area and adds to the conservation area’s significance. However, due to the fragmentary nature of what now remains it is not currently considered to be of sufficient significance to be a park and garden of local historic interest although if additional information does become available it may make this worth re-examining. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1854 Campsall Park, Campsall History Campsall Park are the former grounds of the now demolished Campsall Hall. The hall was the home of the Bacon Frank family, who had resided there from c.1612 into the 20th century. The Hall and grounds were extensively enlarged during the time of Richard Frank (1698-1762). The house was remodelled by John Carr in 1762-64 to produce a ‘rather plain house, stuccoed, of two and a half storeys, the bleak facades punctuated by many windows’ (Waterson & Meadows 1998). The hall was demolished in 1984 and the site of the hall and nearby land is a modern housing estate with the majority of the rest of the land has been turned into a country park. Description In the mid 18th century a parkland landscape in the Brownian style was produced with a large, for the area, serpentine lake surrounded by an extensive parkland of 35-40 ha. (98.8) acres. It must be assumed to have been created prior to 1775, for the Jefferys map of that date clearly depicts the feature (Klemperer 2010). The parkland is divided by the lakes and furthermore by a complex ha-ha which divides part of the pleasure ground surrounding the lakes, and the network of paths and bridges that traverse it, from the broader parkland. The 18th century parkland was scattered with many tree clumps of a large size, and surrounded by a belt plantation. This woodland was expanded in the 19th century to include plantations, such as Langley’s, Moor and Common, and a number of exotic tree plantings including a Sequoiadendron giganteum avenue; possibly emulating that at Sprotbrough (Klemperer 2010). The hall and park were approached from a long drive from lodges at the north entrance of c. 1800 by William Lindley. Grounds had features such as the Orchard, Plantations, formal areas and a large triangular kitchen garden, adjacent to the house, with conservatories. To the south of the house, a parkland, ha-ha and embankments lead to the fishponds, which had a serpentine shape with a single span bridge, with ornamental iron guard rails, providing access via the drive form the West Lodge. There was a pinetum to the SW, which was a common feature of the larger parks and gardens during the Victorian period, taking full advantage of new plant introductions particularly from N America. Round walks and footpaths traversed the park and its plantations (Klemperer 2010). During the Victoran period the terracing to the west of the hall was cut with parterres.