Hascombe Court
Encyclopedia
Hascombe Court is a the 172 acre (0.69605992 km²) estate in Godalming
, Surrey, best known for its vast garden design
ed by Gertrude Jekyll
.
, employed the architect J D Coleridge to build him a house in a woodland clearing on a plateau above the village of Hascombe
. In 1910 Murray died, and subsequently G E B Kennedy bought the house. By 1912 the house remained largely surrounded by woodland, into which had been set to the north the kitchen garden, with, to the north-east, an orchard.
By 1916 a further clearing had been formed to the south of the house, from which a long vista extended south into the woodland. A field to the east had been planted up as parkland, with scattered clumps of trees and singles. Kennedy died in 1921.
Gertrude Jekyll
The property was bought by Sir John Jarvis, 1st Baronet
, who employed Gertrude Jekyll
in 1922 to extend the garden (Plans, NMR), working with the architect C Clare Nauheim. In 1928-9 Sir John employed Percy Cane to extend the garden further, and some of Jekyll's features appear to have been overlain by Cane's work. Cane produced a plan of around 1928, from which the names of the garden compartments have been taken and used in this description. Sir John Jarvis died in 1951.
Present day
The property was subsequently sold but has since remained in private ownership. It was owned by the broadcaster and television presenter Chris Evans, until sold to Boris Berezovsky (businessman) who, in turn, sold it to Ron Dennis, the boss of Formula One racing team, McLaren.
Godalming
Godalming is a town and civil parish in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England, south of Guildford. It is built on the banks of the River Wey and is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt. Godalming shares a three-way twinning arrangement with the towns of Joigny in France...
, Surrey, best known for its vast garden design
Garden design
Garden design is the art and process of designing and creating plans for layout and planting of gardens and landscapes. Garden design may be done by the garden owner themselves, or by professionals of varying levels of experience and expertise...
ed by Gertrude Jekyll
Gertrude Jekyll
Gertrude Jekyll was an influential British garden designer, writer, and artist. She created over 400 gardens in the UK, Europe and the USA and contributed over 1,000 articles to Country Life, The Garden and other magazines.-Early life:...
.
Historical Development
In 1906 Robert E A Murray, a descendant of the Duke of AthollDuke of Atholl
Duke of Atholl, alternatively Duke of Athole, named after Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray...
, employed the architect J D Coleridge to build him a house in a woodland clearing on a plateau above the village of Hascombe
Hascombe
Hascombe is a village in Surrey, England. It contains a cluster of cottages and country estates, St Peter's church, the village green and The White Horse pub, all nestling between wooded hillsides in Surrey, England....
. In 1910 Murray died, and subsequently G E B Kennedy bought the house. By 1912 the house remained largely surrounded by woodland, into which had been set to the north the kitchen garden, with, to the north-east, an orchard.
By 1916 a further clearing had been formed to the south of the house, from which a long vista extended south into the woodland. A field to the east had been planted up as parkland, with scattered clumps of trees and singles. Kennedy died in 1921.
Gertrude Jekyll
The property was bought by Sir John Jarvis, 1st Baronet
Sir John Jarvis, 1st Baronet
Sir John Jarvis, 1st Baronet was a British industrialist and philanthropist who became a Conservative Party politician...
, who employed Gertrude Jekyll
Gertrude Jekyll
Gertrude Jekyll was an influential British garden designer, writer, and artist. She created over 400 gardens in the UK, Europe and the USA and contributed over 1,000 articles to Country Life, The Garden and other magazines.-Early life:...
in 1922 to extend the garden (Plans, NMR), working with the architect C Clare Nauheim. In 1928-9 Sir John employed Percy Cane to extend the garden further, and some of Jekyll's features appear to have been overlain by Cane's work. Cane produced a plan of around 1928, from which the names of the garden compartments have been taken and used in this description. Sir John Jarvis died in 1951.
Present day
The property was subsequently sold but has since remained in private ownership. It was owned by the broadcaster and television presenter Chris Evans, until sold to Boris Berezovsky (businessman) who, in turn, sold it to Ron Dennis, the boss of Formula One racing team, McLaren.