Plantation Garden, Norwich

The fountain

The Plantation Garden is a restored Victorian town garden located in Earlham Road, Norwich, Norfolk.

The Plantation Garden includes a huge gothic fountain, flower beds, lawns, woodland walkways, rustic bridge, Italianate terrace, ‘Medieval’ terrace wall; and hundreds of architectural details fashionable in the mid 19th century. This idiosyncratic garden was established 140 years ago in a 3-acre (12,000 m2) abandoned chalk quarry and is a haven of peace and tranquillity, and a glimpse into a bygone age.

After falling into disrepair after the Second World War, the Garden was effectively abandoned[1] until 1980, when the Plantation Garden Preservation Trust was set up, with the aim of maintaining the Garden and keeping it open for public access.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Plantation Garden".
  2. ↑ "The Plantation Garden Preservation Trust". Retrieved 13 April 2013.

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Coordinates: 52°37′44″N 1°16′55″E / 52.6290°N 1.2819°E / 52.6290; 1.2819

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