EPW032311 ENGLAND (1930). Hursley Park, Hursley, 1930

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Title [EPW032311] Hursley Park, Hursley, 1930
Reference EPW032311
Date 5-June-1930
Link
Place name HURSLEY
Parish HURSLEY
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 442266, 125406
Longitude / Latitude -1.3972632993259, 51.025928636434
National Grid Reference SU423254

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Stable Block The Clock Tower was built in 1829 In 1940 when requisitioned by the Ministry of Aircraft Production Vickers Supermarine errected a Hangar in the Stable yard and the first prototype Spitfires after the Dispersal from Southampton were built and tested here.

Dave Key
Monday 5th of November 2012 01:02:41 AM
Thank you Stable Block for the valuable information you have provided.

Robert Tims
Monday 12th of November 2012 09:52:01 AM
"Japanese" sunken garden. Constructed in 1902-1905 as part of the Edwardian re-vamp of the estate (when the wings were added to the House) The garden still exists, having been restored in the 1980s

Dave Key
Monday 5th of November 2012 01:00:47 AM
Thank you Dave for your horticultural notes on the estate, very informative.

Robert Tims
Monday 12th of November 2012 10:00:28 AM
Tennis Court Surrounded by a Yew Hedge this had originally house the glass-hoses in the Victorian Estate. In the C20th these were moved (and enlarged) to the south of the Walled Garden.

Dave Key
Monday 5th of November 2012 12:59:12 AM
This is a Ha-Ha

loweightes
Tuesday 23rd of October 2012 10:40:39 AM
Dear Loweightes, Thank you for providing this useful piece of information. Its good to get some perspective on the landscape.

Robert Tims
Monday 12th of November 2012 10:04:04 AM

Dylan Moore
Sunday 21st of October 2012 10:47:21 PM

User Comment Contributions

Definitely Hursley Park.



The picture is taken looking north with the South Lawn in mid picture, the Walled (Kitchen) Garden to the East (left) and Pleasure Gardens to the West (right).



The Walled Garden is now completely gone but the South Lawn still remains (though missing the elms) and the Pleasure gardens are still there, including the sunken "Japanese" garden just visible on the far left.



I would be very interested to know more about this picture as I work at Hursley Park and perform the, voluntary, role of site historian. Pre-WW2 images such as this are understandably rare and this is one of the best I have seen of the Cooper's estate.



So if anyone can provide more information about it I'd be very grateful.



Dave

Dave Key
Monday 5th of November 2012 12:57:05 AM
This is Hursley Park, Hursley, Hants. The gardens have now been built over.

Dylan Moore
Monday 5th of November 2012 12:49:25 AM
Along with the village in EPW032309 - thank you! We'll update the catalogue, and post the correct location data here in due course.



Yours, Katy

Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader

Katy Whitaker
Wednesday 24th of October 2012 12:59:17 PM
Identified as Hursley Park - added to this group for interest

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat
Wednesday 24th of October 2012 11:59:06 PM
Well done Dylan

Class31
Monday 22nd of October 2012 11:53:46 AM