Essex Gardens Trust’s research volunteers prepare Inventories of historic garden and landscapes sites based on district council areas. (We completed the Thurrock inventory in 2022 and plan to start on the Southend district in 2023.) The sites already researched can be accessed below. NB Private garden entries that are not on the Historic England Register contain only historical and not current details.

They are ones that the Trust considers to be of local importance, either due to their quality or rarity, or to their association with a noted designer or horticulturalist.

There are also some that were not included in the Inventory for various reasons: Some proved to be of minor significance, others have been too extensively altered to merit inclusion. Not infrequently adequate evaluation was impossible due to a lack of archive material or being unable to obtain permission to visit.

If you are interested in a particular property that is not detailed below please get in touch with us here and if we have any relevant information we will send it to you. All our full Inventories and associated research (including maps, diagrams and pictures) are held at Essex Records Office.

As with any collaborative publication, Essex Gardens Trust has received invaluable support in the preparation of these Inventories from many individuals and organisations, and this is gratefully acknowledged.  We would like to thank the individual researchers without whose industry, enthusiasm and perseverance nothing could have been achieved. We are also very indebted to those owners who welcomed our researchers to their properties and often went to considerable trouble on our behalf. The Trust is also grateful to the Essex Record Office for their continuous help, advice, and permission to reproduce maps and illustrations.

If you are interested in joining our research team please contact us at essexgardenstrust@gmail.com. No prior experience is required as training will be provided.

Historic Designed Landscapes of Essex

Part VII – Thurrock  
Barnards Farm, Bata Estate Designed Landscape and Gardens, Belhus Park, Buddy’s Garden (Canberra Square Garden), Dilkes Park, Ford Place, Grays Beach Riverside Park, Grays New Cemetery, Grays Town Park, Groves Barns and The Wilderness, Herbert E Brooks Memorial Rest Gardens, Orsett Hall, Orsett House, South Ockendon Amenity Parks (Aveley Estate), Stifford Lodge, The Elms Quarry Garden, West Thurrock Cemetery

Historic Designed Landscapes of Essex

Part VI – Brentwood District  
Brizes Park; Goldings; Great Myles; Headley Garden; Hou Hatch; Hutton Hall; Ingatestone Hall; Kelvedon Hall; Little Myles; Longholt; Lorne Road Cemetery; Merrymeade House; Navestock Hall; Pilgrims Hall; Rochetts; Stondon Massey Parsonage; The Hyde; Thorndon Park; Warley Lea; Warley Place; Weald Park; Well Mead; Willow Cottage.

Historic Designed Landscapes of Essex

Part V – City of Chelmsford  
Admiral’s Park, Tower Gardens and West Park: Boreham House; Central Park, Bell Meadow and Sky Blue Pasture; Coptfold Hall; Danbury Park; Greenwoods; Hylands Park; Killigrews; Langleys; Leez Priory; Lilystone Hall; Littley Park; New Hall; Non-Conformist Cemetery; Peacocks; Riffams; Skreens Park; Writtle Road Cemetery.

Historic Designed Landscapes of Essex

Part IV – Maldon District
(Landscape of the Dengie Peninsular); Beeleigh Abbey; Bradwell Lodge; Braxted Park; Creeksea Place; D’Arcy House; Friary Garden; Great Ruffins; Langford Grove; Maldon Cemetery; Mountains; Promenade Park; Woodham Walter Hall.

Historic Designed Landscapes of Essex

Part III – Uttlesford District
Audley End; Barrington Hall; Bridge End; Burgates; Close Gardens; Crockers; Debden Hall; Down Hall; Easton Lodge; Elsenham Hall; Hallingbury Park with Hatfield Forest; Hill Pasture and Ashgrove House; Jubilee Gardens; Lofts Hall; Quendon Park; Saffron Walden Cemetery; Saffron Waldon Maze; Shortgrove Park; Stansted Hall; The Chace; Waltons.

Historic Designed Landscapes of Essex

Part II - Epping Forest District
Abbey Gardens; Bishops Hall; Blake Hall; Chipping Ongar Cemetery; Coopersale Hall; Coopersale House; Copped Hall; Durrington House; Gaynes Park; Gilwell Park; Hill Hall; Holmehurst; The Old Rectory Sheering; Wansfell College; Wardens Hall; Warlies; Warren Hall; Warren House.

Historic Designed Landscapes of Essex

Part I - Braintree District
Auberies; Belchamp Hall; Braintree Cemetery; Braintree & Bocking Public Gardens; Cressing Temple Gardens; Dynes Hall; Faulkbourne Hall; Glazenwood; Gosfield Hall; The Great Lodge, Great Bardfield; Halstead Cemetery; Halstead Public Gardens; Hatfield Peverel Priory; The Mansion House, Hedingham Castle; Holfield Grange; The Howe, Marks Hall Estate & Arboretum; Moyns Park; Rivenhall Place; Saling Grove; Saling Hall; Silver End Memorial Gardens; Spains Hall; Spencers; Stisted Hall; Terling Place.

Historic Designed Landscapes

Planning and conservation guidance.
A core document which identifies and explains types of historic landscape together with related vulnerability and key conservation issues and brief outlines of good conservation practice.