The garden of a listed building has also received protected status by Historic England.
The Garden of Great Ruffins in Wickham Bishops, Essex, has been given a Grade II listing in recognition of its close resemblance to its original layout, with a terrace, a series of garden rooms, sunken rockery, cedar avenue, bowling green and surrounding yew hedges.
In 1903, it was created by nationally renowned architect Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo as part of plans for his family home, but he was forced to sell it in 1920 without ever living there due to financial difficulties.
The suburban arts and crafts garden is Mackmurdo’s last surviving landscape.
Comments are closed.