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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">Croome Court</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Court_2016_013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Croome_Court_2016_013.jpg/250px-Croome_Court_2016_013.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Croome_Court_2016_013.jpg/375px-Croome_Court_2016_013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Croome_Court_2016_013.jpg/500px-Croome_Court_2016_013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="text-align: center">The southern <a href="/wiki/Facade" class="mw-redirect" title="Facade">facade</a> of Croome Court</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align: center"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="13" data-overlays="["_5d049c2f2bf12b3a657df604319e9ed5e76f5cd0"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Croome_Court&groups=_5d049c2f2bf12b3a657df604319e9ed5e76f5cd0" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Croome_Court&groups=_5d049c2f2bf12b3a657df604319e9ed5e76f5cd0 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed;color:#000;">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/English_country_house" title="English country house">Country house</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architectural style</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Neo-Palladian" class="mw-redirect" title="Neo-Palladian">Neo-Palladian</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Town or city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Croome_D%27Abitot" title="Croome D'Abitot">Croome D'Abitot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output 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started</th><td class="infobox-data">1754</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Completed</th><td class="infobox-data">1760</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Client</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Coventry,_6th_Earl_of_Coventry" title="George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry">George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Croome Heritage Trust</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Management</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Trust" title="National Trust">National Trust</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed;color:#000;">Design and construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lancelot_%22Capability%22_Brown" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancelot "Capability" Brown">Lancelot "Capability" Brown</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed;color:#000;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/croome">www<wbr />.nationaltrust<wbr />.org<wbr />.uk<wbr />/croome</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Croome Court</b> is a mid-18th-century <a href="/wiki/Neo-Palladian" class="mw-redirect" title="Neo-Palladian">Neo-Palladian</a> mansion surrounded by extensive landscaped parkland at <a href="/wiki/Croome_D%27Abitot" title="Croome D'Abitot">Croome D'Abitot</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Upton-upon-Severn" title="Upton-upon-Severn">Upton-upon-Severn</a> in south <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a>, England. The mansion and park were designed by <a href="/wiki/Lancelot_%22Capability%22_Brown" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancelot "Capability" Brown">Lancelot "Capability" Brown</a> for <a href="/wiki/George_Coventry,_6th_Earl_of_Coventry" title="George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry">George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry</a>, and they were Brown's first landscape design and first major architectural project. Some of the mansion's rooms were designed by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Adam" title="Robert Adam">Robert Adam</a>. <a href="/wiki/St_Mary_Magdalene%27s_Church,_Croome_D%27Abitot" title="St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot">St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot</a> that sits within the grounds of the park is now owned and cared for by the <a href="/wiki/Churches_Conservation_Trust" title="Churches Conservation Trust">Churches Conservation Trust</a>. </p><p>The mansion house is owned by Croome Heritage Trust and leased to the <a href="/wiki/National_Trust" title="National Trust">National Trust</a>, which operates it as a tourist attraction. The National Trust owns the surrounding parkland, which is also open to the public. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Croome Court is located near to <a href="/wiki/Croome_D%27Abitot" title="Croome D'Abitot">Croome D'Abitot</a>, in Worcestershire,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> near <a href="/wiki/Pirton,_Worcestershire" title="Pirton, Worcestershire">Pirton, Worcestershire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wider estate was established on lands that were once part of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_forest" title="Royal forest">royal forest</a> of <a href="/wiki/Horewell_Forest" title="Horewell Forest">Horewell</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPageWillis-Bund1924163–177_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPageWillis-Bund1924163–177-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traces of these older landscapes, such as unimproved commons and ancient woodlands, can be found across the former Croome Estate.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDay2001§_2.1.2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDay2001§_2.1.2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="House">House</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: House"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Portico_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Croome_Portico_2016.jpg/170px-Croome_Portico_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Croome_Portico_2016.jpg/255px-Croome_Portico_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Croome_Portico_2016.jpg/340px-Croome_Portico_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3189" data-file-height="3936" /></a><figcaption>Croome Court South Portico</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Worcestershire#Georgian_society,_politics_and_religion" title="History of Worcestershire">History of Worcestershire § Georgian society, politics and religion</a></div> <p>The foundations and core of Croome Court, including the central chimney stack structure, date back to the early 1640s.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGarnett20086_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGarnett20086-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Substantial changes to this early house were made by Gilbert Coventry, 4th <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Coventry" title="Earl of Coventry">Earl of Coventry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETovey2011-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>George Coventry, the 6th Earl, inherited the estate in 1751, along with the existing Jacobean house. He commissioned <a href="/wiki/Lancelot_%22Capability%22_Brown" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancelot "Capability" Brown">Lancelot "Capability" Brown</a>, with the assistance of <a href="/wiki/Sanderson_Miller" title="Sanderson Miller">Sanderson Miller</a>, to redesign the house and estate.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERieder2009_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERieder2009-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was Brown's "first flight into the realms of architecture" and a "rare example of his architectural work",<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEStroud1940[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_June_2012]]<sup_class="noprint_Inline-Template_"_style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i>[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|<span_title="This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&#32;(June_2012)">page&nbsp;needed</span>]]</i>&#93;</sup>_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEStroud1940[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_June_2012]]<sup_class="noprint_Inline-Template_"_style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i>[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|<span_title="This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&#32;(June_2012)">page&nbsp;needed</span>]]</i>&#93;</sup>-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it is an important and seminal work.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGordon20002_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGordon20002-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was built between 1751 and 1752, and it and <a href="/wiki/Hagley_Hall" title="Hagley Hall">Hagley Hall</a> are considered to be the finest examples of <a href="/wiki/Neo-Palladian" class="mw-redirect" title="Neo-Palladian">Neo-Palladian</a> architecture in Worcestershire. Notable Neo-Palladian features incorporated into Croome Court include the plain exterior and the corner towers with pyramidal roofs (a feature first used by <a href="/wiki/Inigo_Jones" title="Inigo Jones">Inigo Jones</a> in the design of <a href="/wiki/Wilton_House" title="Wilton House">Wilton House</a> in Wiltshire).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Adam" title="Robert Adam">Robert Adam</a> worked on the interior of the building from 1760 onwards.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The house was visited by <a href="/wiki/George_III" title="George III">George III</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeck1996157_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPeck1996157-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as by <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERieder2009_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERieder2009-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> during summers when she was a child, and <a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George V</a> (when Duke of York).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeck1996157_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPeck1996157-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A jam factory was built near <a href="/wiki/Pershore_railway_station" title="Pershore railway station">Pershore railway station</a> by <a href="/wiki/George_Coventry,_9th_Earl_of_Coventry" title="George Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry">George Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry</a> in about 1880, to provide a market for Vale of Evesham fruit growers in times of surplus. Although the Croome connection with jam-making had ceased, the building was leased by the Croome Estate Trust during the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a> to the Huddersfield Fruit Preserving Company as a pulping station.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAtkin2015b_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAtkin2015b-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The First World War deeply affected Croome; there were many local casualties, although the house was not requisitioned for the war effort. This is possibly because it was the home of the <a href="/wiki/Lord-lieutenant" title="Lord-lieutenant">Lord-lieutenant</a> of the county, who needed a residence for his many official engagements.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAtkin2015_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAtkin2015-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Croome Court was requisitioned during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Works_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Works</a>, and leased for a year to the Dutch Government as a possible refuge for Queen <a href="/wiki/Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands" title="Wilhelmina of the Netherlands">Wilhelmina of the Netherlands</a> to escape the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_in_World_War_II" title="Netherlands in World War II">Nazi occupation of the Netherlands</a>. However, evidence shows that Queen Wilhelmina stayed for two weeks at the most, perhaps because of the noise and the fear created by the proximity of <a href="/wiki/RAF_Defford" title="RAF Defford">RAF Defford</a>. The Dutch Royal family later emigrated to Canada for the duration of the war. </p><p>The Croome Estate Trust sold the Court in 1948, along with 38 acres (15 ha) of land, to the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Birmingham" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham</a>, and the mansion became St Joseph's Special School, which was run by nuns<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from 1950<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeck1996157_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPeck1996157-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1979, the hall was taken over by the <a href="/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness" title="International Society for Krishna Consciousness">International Society for Krishna Consciousness</a> (ISKCON, the Hare Krishna movement) which used it as its UK headquarters and a training college,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2011_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2011-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> called Chaitanya College.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During their tenure they repainted the Dining Room.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ISKCON left the estate in 1984 for financial reasons. It held a festival at the hall in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2011_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2011-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1984 onwards, various owners tried to use the property as a training centre; apartments; a restaurant and conference centre; and a hotel and golf course,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before once more becoming a private family home,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with outbuildings converted to private houses.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The house was purchased by the Croome Heritage Trust, a registered charity,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECharity_Commission1120792_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECharity_Commission1120792-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in October 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it is now managed by the National Trust as a tourist attraction. It opened to the public in September 2009, at which point six of the rooms had been restored, costing £400,000, including the Saloon. It was estimated that another £4 million<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2008_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2008-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to £4.8 million would be needed to restore the entire building. Fundraising activities for the restoration included a 2011 raffle for a <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Motor_Company" title="Morgan Motor Company">Morgan</a> sports car organised by <a href="/wiki/Howard_Flight" title="Howard Flight">Lord and Lady Flight</a>. After the restoration is complete, a 999-year lease on the building will be granted to the National Trust.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliams2011_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliams2011-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An oral history project to record recollections about Croome was funded by the <a href="/wiki/Heritage_Lottery_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="Heritage Lottery Fund">Heritage Lottery Fund</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2009, the service wing was empty and in need of substantial repair.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor200979-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The house was <a href="/wiki/Listed_building" title="Listed building">listed</a> on 11 August 1952; it is currently Grade I listed.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exterior">Exterior</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Exterior"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mansion is faced with <a href="/wiki/Bath_stone" title="Bath stone">Bath stone</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERieder2009_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERieder2009-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a> <a href="/wiki/Ashlar" title="Ashlar">ashlar</a>, and has both north and south facing fronts. It has a basement and two stories, with three stories in the end pavilions. A slate roof, with pyramid roofs over the corner towers, tops the building, along with three pair-linked chimneys along the axis of the house.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both fronts have 11 bays, split into three central sets of three each, and one additional bay each side. The north face has a pedimented centre, with two <a href="/wiki/Baluster" title="Baluster">balustraded</a> staircases leading to a Roman Doric doorcase. The south face has a projecting Ionic tetrastyle portico and Venetian windows. It has a broad staircase, with <a href="/wiki/Coade_stone" title="Coade stone">Coade stone</a> <a href="/wiki/Sphinx" title="Sphinx">sphinxes</a> on each side, leading to a south door topped with a cornice on consoles. The wings have modillion cornice and balustrade.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A two-story L-shaped service wing is attached to the east side of the mansion. It is made of red brick and stone, with slate roofs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was designed by Capability Brown in 1751–1752.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor200979-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the far side of the service wing, a wall connects it to a stable court.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interior">Interior</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Interior"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner span:not(.skin-invert-image):not(.skin-invert):not(.bg-transparent) img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner span:not(.skin-invert-image):not(.skin-invert):not(.bg-transparent) img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:204px;max-width:204px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tapestry_Room_from_Croome_Court_MET_DP341255.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Tapestry_Room_from_Croome_Court_MET_DP341255.jpg/200px-Tapestry_Room_from_Croome_Court_MET_DP341255.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Tapestry_Room_from_Croome_Court_MET_DP341255.jpg/300px-Tapestry_Room_from_Croome_Court_MET_DP341255.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Tapestry_Room_from_Croome_Court_MET_DP341255.jpg/400px-Tapestry_Room_from_Croome_Court_MET_DP341255.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2299" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">The Tapestry Room, now at the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art" title="Metropolitan Museum of Art">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Court_2016_100.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Croome_Court_2016_100.jpg/200px-Croome_Court_2016_100.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Croome_Court_2016_100.jpg/300px-Croome_Court_2016_100.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Croome_Court_2016_100.jpg/400px-Croome_Court_2016_100.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">... and the Tapestry Room at Croome Court today</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The interior of the house was designed partially by Capability Brown, with plasterwork by G. Vassalli, and partially by Robert Adam, with plasterwork by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Rose_(plasterer)" title="Joseph Rose (plasterer)">Joseph Rose, Jr.</a> It has a central spine corridor. A stone staircase, with iron balusters, is at the east end.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The entrance hall is on the north side of the building, and has four fluted Doric columns, along with moulded doorcases. To the east of the entrance hall is the dining room, which has a plaster ceiling and cornice, while to the west is a billiard room, featuring fielded panelling, a plaster cornice, and a rococo chimneypiece. The three rooms were probably decorated around 1758–1759 by Capability Brown.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dining room was vibrantly repainted by the Hare Krishnas in the 1970s-80s.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The central room on the south side is a saloon, probably by Brown and Vassalli. It has an elaborate ceiling, with three panels, deep coving, and a cornice, along with two Ionic chimneypieces, and Palladian doorcases.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King George III was entertained by George Coventry, the 6th Earl, in the house's Saloon.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A drawing room is to the west of the saloon, and features rococo plasterwork and a marble chimneypiece.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To the east of the saloon is the <a href="/wiki/Tapestry" title="Tapestry">Tapestry</a> Room.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was designed in 1763–1771, based on a design by Robert Adam, and contained tapestries and furniture covers possibly designed by <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Boucher" title="François Boucher">François Boucher</a> and Maurice Jacques, and made by <a href="/wiki/Manufacture_Nationale_des_Gobelins" class="mw-redirect" title="Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins">Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMetropolitan_Museum_of_Art2009_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMetropolitan_Museum_of_Art2009-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around 1902 the 9th Earl sold the tapestries and seating to a Parisian dealer. The <a href="/wiki/Samuel_H._Kress" class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel H. Kress">Samuel H. Kress</a> Foundation purchased the ceiling, floor, chimneypiece, chair rails, doors and door surrounds in 1949; they were donated to the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art" title="Metropolitan Museum of Art">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>, New York, in 1958. In 1959, the Kress Foundation also helped the Metropolitan Museum acquire the chair and sofa frames, which they recovered using the original tapestry seats.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERieder2009_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERieder2009-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMetropolitan_Museum_of_Art2009_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMetropolitan_Museum_of_Art2009-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A copy of the ceiling was installed in place of the original.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2016<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the room is displayed as it would have looked after the tapestries had been sold, with a jug and ewer on display as the only original decoration of the room that remains in it. The adjacent library is used to explain what happened to the tapestry room;<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the former library was designed by Adam, and was dismantled except for the marble chimneypiece.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the west side of the building is a <a href="/wiki/Long_Gallery" class="mw-redirect" title="Long Gallery">Long Gallery</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was designed by Robert Adam and installed between 1761 and 1766. It is the best preserved element of the original interior (little of the rest has survived in situ).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has an octagonal panelled ceiling, and plaster reliefs of <a href="/wiki/Griffin" title="Griffin">griffins</a>. A half-hexagonal bay faces the garden. The room also contains a marble <a href="/wiki/Caryatid" title="Caryatid">caryatid</a> chimneypiece designed by J Wilton.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2016<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, modern sculptures are displayed in empty niches along the Long Gallery.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Walled_gardens">Walled gardens</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Walled gardens"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1451926.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1451926.jpg/170px-Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1451926.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1451926.jpg/255px-Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1451926.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1451926.jpg/340px-Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1451926.jpg 2x" data-file-width="426" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>A pasture in Croome Park.</figcaption></figure> <p>The first garden at Croome was developed in the late 17th century by Ann Somerset, the wife of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Coventry,_2nd_Earl_of_Coventry" title="Thomas Coventry, 2nd Earl of Coventry">Thomas Coventry, 2nd Earl of Coventry</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/William_Shenstone" title="William Shenstone">William Shenstone</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Kitchen_garden" title="Kitchen garden">kitchen garden</a> was laid out in the early 18th century, at a time when Gilbert Coventry, 4th Earl of Coventry was making large changes to the house and garden, which subsequently became the walled garden.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETovey2011-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The earliest plan for a walled garden dates from about 1750, when George William Coventry, the heir of the 5th Earl at the time, changed the shape of the walls from square to the rhomboid shape that exists today, mentored by <a href="/wiki/Sanderson_Miller" title="Sanderson Miller">Sanderson Miller</a>. This created a garden of over 7 acres (2.8 ha), which may have made it the largest 18th-century walled garden in Europe. The increase in size allowed the garden to encompass a classical greenhouse on the eastern side of the garden. The walls of the garden were under construction at the time, probably replacing hedges. The date that the walls were finished is uncertain, but there is evidence that they must have been completed by 1752.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETovey2011-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike the mansion and the park, the walled garden was largely unchanged by Capability Brown, but it did receive new hot houses to house melons, pineapples, peaches, and vines, and in 1766 a stone-curbed circular pool was created, with a sundial designed by Adam.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETovey2011-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In about 1806 a 13 feet (4.0 m)-high free-standing east–west heated wall was built, slightly off-centre, serviced by five furnaces. It is historically significant as it is one of the first such structures ever built.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETovey2011-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Almost the entire 18th-century records of the garden survive; together with the garden they are a nationally important part of garden history, and the history of Worcestershire.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETovey2011-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The garden and its glass houses were mentioned in <i>Gardening World</i> in 1887.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2011_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2011-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 20th century the walled gardens were abandoned and fell into disrepair.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2011_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2011-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were purchased by Chris and Karen Cronin,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who started restoring them in Summer 2000,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2011_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2011-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including restoring many buildings and the greenhouses.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The gardens opened to the public for the first time in August 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are privately operated, not being part of the National Trust.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Glass_Houses">Glass Houses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Glass Houses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Croome_Court" title="Special:EditPage/Croome Court">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Over the last three centuries the garden has had a number of garden houses, forcing pits and framed structures recorded in Croome's archives. Today, The Walled Gardens showcase the fully restored melon and cucumber house and the peach and fig house, alongside the converted vinery house. The foundations still remain from the original tomato house, forcing beds, pineapple pits, and orchard house, all which will be restored in years to come. After three years of dedicated restoration the melon and cucumber house now channels the rainwater from its roof into a large storage tank under the terrace which is then pumped inside through a network of pipes to water an array of produce from vines to bananas, fully supporting the owners' ethos of sustainable and eco-friendly living. The mechanical inventions of the 18th century have been put to their test in the peach and fig house, with the creation of bespoke steel winding mechanisms to open and close groups of sash and hinging panels, mimicking the old brass rollers now replaced with oil-impregnated nylon in stainless steel housings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dipping_Pond">Dipping Pond</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Dipping Pond"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Croome_Court" title="Special:EditPage/Croome Court">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Commissioned by Capability Brown and constructed in 1764, The Dipping Pond is one of the garden's most significant features listed in the Croome Archives. It acquired its name from the function of dipping buckets to collect water to distribute around the garden, and for the nearby horse stable block. As a crucially significant element of the gardens history, The Dipping Pond has undergone extensive restoration. It has been completely rebuilt with the addition of a new pressurised water system that has been linked up to a redundant well nearby, creating a pumping station for watering the future vegetable beds within the gardens. As a by-product of capturing pure rain water, the Dipping Pond has become a new haven for various forms of wildlife, with some rare species of frogs and newts being spotted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Hot_Wall">The Hot Wall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: The Hot Wall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Croome_Court" title="Special:EditPage/Croome Court">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A key phase in English garden history between the late 1700s and early 1800s saw the introduction of hot walls and heated cavity walls. This became extinct by 1845 due to the abolishment of a glass tax and emerging technology in hot houses. The hot wall at The Walled Gardens, constructed in 1806, is the largest of its kind, stretching nearly 100 metres in length and 3 metres in height. Much like the later Glass Houses and forcing beds, the purpose of creating a non-indigenous climate within the gardens was to propagate and extend the growing seasons for exotic fruits and vegetables. The orientation to the wall is sympathetic to the rise and fall of the sun, not simply east to west, but to maximise heat and light against its southern face. However, sun was not the sole source for the heat of this wall; during the restoration five underground furnaces were discovered that spread along the northern face of the wall. The furnaces were all backfilled with cobble stones, which now make up the beautifully cobbled garden paths. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_east-_and_south-facing_borders">The east- and south-facing borders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: The east- and south-facing borders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Croome_Court" title="Special:EditPage/Croome Court">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Both borders have unique attributes serving very different purposes. The east-facing border boasts 150 metres of length and features a curved incline to the northern end of the wall as it adjoins to the Head Gardener's Cottage. This border is significant in many respects because of its orientation to both the sun and its immediate environment. Currently this border houses an eclectic mixture of hardy shrubs and delicate flowers with <a href="/wiki/Morello_cherries" class="mw-redirect" title="Morello cherries">Morello cherries</a>, plums and heritage roses fighting for superiority against the wall. The south-facing border extends from the end of the old Vinery to the northeastern corner of the gardens. Traditionally this wall is used mainly for growing exotic fruits, including peaches, nectarines, apricots and pears. In 2007 it was extended to border out its full depth; unlike the east-facing border a mixture of flowers and vegetables are grown here. Curiously, the leafy plants that grow against the wall, known as Echium, are native to North Africa and are known to grow on only the extreme south-west tip of Cornwall and nowhere else in the UK. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Woodland">Woodland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Woodland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Croome_Court" title="Special:EditPage/Croome Court">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was formerly the estate's dumping ground, and significant history has been pieced together from the materials recovered from the woodland. Several archaeological digs have been conducted, revealing 200 years' worth of bottles, porcelain, masonry and iron artefacts stacked on top of each other. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Park">Park</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Court01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Croome_Court01.jpg/220px-Croome_Court01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Croome_Court01.jpg/330px-Croome_Court01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Croome_Court01.jpg/440px-Croome_Court01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Croome Court in 2006. Viewed from the far side of the ornamental lake.</figcaption></figure> <p>Croome Park has a man-made lake and river, statues, temples and other buildings with the Court as the central focus. The other buildings around the park include Gatehouses, a Grotto, a Church and buildings termed "eye-catchers". These are Pirton Castle, Panorama Tower, Dunstall Castle and Park Seat. They are set away from the core of the Park and are intended to draw the eye into the wider landscape. </p><p>The park was Capability Brown's first complete landscape,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKay200811_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKay200811-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was set out from 1751 onwards. Croome and <a href="/wiki/Hagley_Hall" title="Hagley Hall">Hagley Hall</a> have more <a href="/wiki/Folly" title="Folly">follies</a> and other similar features than any estate in Worcestershire.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A lot of the park was designed to be viewed from the Croome Court house.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Robert Adam, along with <a href="/wiki/James_Wyatt" title="James Wyatt">James Wyatt</a>, designed temples and follies for the park. </p><p>A family trust, Croome Estate Trustees, was set up by the <a href="/wiki/George_Coventry,_9th_Earl_of_Coventry" title="George Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry">George Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry</a>, to manage the house and estate. In the mid-1970s the trust transferred ownership of the central core of the park to <a href="/wiki/George_William_Coventry,_11th_Earl_of_Coventry" title="George William Coventry, 11th Earl of Coventry">George William Coventry, 11th Earl of Coventry</a>; in 1981 he sold it to <a href="/wiki/Sun_Alliance_(company)" title="Sun Alliance (company)">Sun Alliance</a>. The National Trust bought 670 acres (270 ha) of parkland in 1996, using <a href="/wiki/National_Lottery_Heritage_Fund" title="National Lottery Heritage Fund">heritage lottery</a> funding along with a donation from Sun Alliance; the rest of Sun Alliance's property at the estate was sold to the <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Merchant_Venturers" title="Society of Merchant Venturers">Society of Merchant Venturers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The National Trust owns and has restored the core of the original 18th-century parkland, and it is open to visitors throughout the year. To visit many of the features below, you have to enter the pay-for-entry National Trust parkland. Some areas, however, are accessible via public footpaths which can be tracked on <a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey" title="Ordnance Survey">OS</a> map 150.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="St_Mary_Magdalene_Church">St Mary Magdalene Church</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: St Mary Magdalene Church"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:St_Mary_Magdalene%27s_Church,_Croome_D%27Abitot_2016_017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/St_Mary_Magdalene%27s_Church%2C_Croome_D%27Abitot_2016_017.jpg/220px-St_Mary_Magdalene%27s_Church%2C_Croome_D%27Abitot_2016_017.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/St_Mary_Magdalene%27s_Church%2C_Croome_D%27Abitot_2016_017.jpg/330px-St_Mary_Magdalene%27s_Church%2C_Croome_D%27Abitot_2016_017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/St_Mary_Magdalene%27s_Church%2C_Croome_D%27Abitot_2016_017.jpg/440px-St_Mary_Magdalene%27s_Church%2C_Croome_D%27Abitot_2016_017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/St_Mary_Magdalene%27s_Church,_Croome_D%27Abitot" title="St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot">St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot</a> from the park</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/St_Mary_Magdalene%27s_Church,_Croome_D%27Abitot" title="St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot">St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot</a></div> <p>This Grade I listed building was built in 1763 by Capability Brown for the Earl of Coventry. A medieval church nearer the Court was demolished to make way for this church, the interior of which was designed by Robert Adam. The church is owned and cared for by the <a href="/wiki/Churches_Conservation_Trust" title="Churches Conservation Trust">Churches Conservation Trust</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The World War II film <i><a href="/wiki/Our_Father_(British_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Our Father (British film)">Our Father</a></i> was partially filmed on location at St Mary Magdalene's Church.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Rotunda">The Rotunda</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: The Rotunda"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Court_Rotunda,_2016_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Croome_Court_Rotunda%2C_2016_001.jpg/220px-Croome_Court_Rotunda%2C_2016_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Croome_Court_Rotunda%2C_2016_001.jpg/330px-Croome_Court_Rotunda%2C_2016_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Croome_Court_Rotunda%2C_2016_001.jpg/440px-Croome_Court_Rotunda%2C_2016_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5122" data-file-height="3415" /></a><figcaption>The Rotunda in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>Described as a "garden room", the Rotunda was designed by Brown and built between 1754 and 1757. The door and windows are pedimented and inside is a coffered ceiling and stuccowork by Francesco Vassalli in 1761.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGordon2000117_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGordon2000117-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The joinery was by John Hobcroft. The Portland-stone panels above the windows and door are Robert Adam's design and were carved by Sefferin Alker and added in 1763.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGarnett200818_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGarnett200818-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rotunda is located in the shrubbery, 350 metres (1,150 ft) east of the mansion, and overlooks the parkland, with views to the Park Seat to the south. It is Grade 1 listed. It was purchased by the Croome Heritage Trust in 2007, at the same time as the main house, and restoration was under way in 2009, funded by a <a href="/wiki/Natural_England" title="Natural England">Natural England</a> grant.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor200979-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the <a href="/wiki/Cedrus_libani" title="Cedrus libani">cedar trees</a> that shelter it were planted at the same time it was built.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGarnett200818_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGarnett200818-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exterior has been restored in 2010 by the National Trust.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Park_Seat">The Park Seat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: The Park Seat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Landscape_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_42459.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Croome_Landscape_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_42459.jpg/220px-Croome_Landscape_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_42459.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Croome_Landscape_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_42459.jpg/330px-Croome_Landscape_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_42459.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Croome_Landscape_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_42459.jpg/440px-Croome_Landscape_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_42459.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>The Park Seat in 2005</figcaption></figure> <p>The Park Seat, also known as The Owl's Nest,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor200979-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was designed by Robert Adam in 1770 as a viewing station for the park.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2018_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2018-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was restored by the National Trust using a Natural England grant.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_London_Arch">The London Arch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: The London Arch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Court_London_Arch_2016_002.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Croome_Court_London_Arch_2016_002.jpg/220px-Croome_Court_London_Arch_2016_002.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Croome_Court_London_Arch_2016_002.jpg/330px-Croome_Court_London_Arch_2016_002.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Croome_Court_London_Arch_2016_002.jpg/440px-Croome_Court_London_Arch_2016_002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4961" data-file-height="3307" /></a><figcaption>The London Arch in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>The London Arch is the main entrance to the park.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2018_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2018-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was designed by Robert Adam in the 1770s. It gained its name from the carriages of guests travelling from London, passing under it.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2013_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2013-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It once had railings on either side, which are thought to have been removed during the Second World War.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2018_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2018-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its restoration started in 2013, including the repair of water damage to the central masonry; the restoration was due to last five years.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2013_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2013-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ha-Ha">Ha-Ha</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Ha-Ha"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ha_Ha.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ha_Ha.jpg/220px-Ha_Ha.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ha_Ha.jpg/330px-Ha_Ha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ha_Ha.jpg/440px-Ha_Ha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Ha-ha" title="Ha-ha">ha-ha</a> in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Ha-ha" title="Ha-ha">ha-ha</a> was restored by the National Trust using a Natural England grant.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ice_House">Ice House</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Ice House"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Court_Ice_House_2016_009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Croome_Court_Ice_House_2016_009.jpg/220px-Croome_Court_Ice_House_2016_009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Croome_Court_Ice_House_2016_009.jpg/330px-Croome_Court_Ice_House_2016_009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Croome_Court_Ice_House_2016_009.jpg/440px-Croome_Court_Ice_House_2016_009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>The ice house in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>The Ice House was restored by the National Trust using a Natural England grant.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Temple_Greenhouse">Temple Greenhouse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Temple Greenhouse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Court_2016_155.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Croome_Court_2016_155.jpg/220px-Croome_Court_2016_155.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Croome_Court_2016_155.jpg/330px-Croome_Court_2016_155.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Croome_Court_2016_155.jpg/440px-Croome_Court_2016_155.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>The Temple Greenhouse in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>Temple Greenhouse was designed by Robert Adam.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2016<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> it is used as a tea room.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016b_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016b-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This Grade I listed building was completed in 1763. It used to have large sash windows in the front of it, but now only the grooves where they used to slide can be seen. It housed the Earl's collection of exotic plants and was heated in the winter by a fire lit in a brick bothy at the back, then the heat was channelled underneath through gaps in the floor.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Around_the_Lake">Around the Lake</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Around the Lake"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Lake.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Croome_Lake.jpg/220px-Croome_Lake.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Croome_Lake.jpg/330px-Croome_Lake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Croome_Lake.jpg/440px-Croome_Lake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Croome lake in 2012, showing a footbridge and the islands.</figcaption></figure> <p>The grotto and various features were designed by Capability Brown.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croome_Court_2016_159.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Croome_Court_2016_159.jpg/220px-Croome_Court_2016_159.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Croome_Court_2016_159.jpg/330px-Croome_Court_2016_159.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Croome_Court_2016_159.jpg/440px-Croome_Court_2016_159.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>The Grotto in 2016.</figcaption></figure> <p>50,000 cubic metres of silt and vegetation were removed when restoring the lake. Nearby are the Punch Bowl gates designed by Wyatt in 1793 to 1794. On one of the islands in the lake is the temple pavilion (1776–1777).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Island_Pavilion">Island Pavilion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Island Pavilion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grade I listed building.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="London_Lodge">London Lodge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: London Lodge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grade I listed building.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Worcester_Lodge">The Worcester Lodge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: The Worcester Lodge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Worcester Lodge was designed around 1800, probably by James Wyatt. It has been a Grade II listed building since 11 August 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1157095_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1157095-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was built in 1801 and subsequently rebuilt in 1879. This sat on the main road to Croome from Worcester. A carriage drive used to run from the lodge directly to the Punch Bowl Gates in the Park itself and onto the Court beyond. The driveway no longer exists and the lodge is now cut off from the rest of the Park by the construction of the M5 motorway. Today, the lodge is a private residence and not part of the National Trust owned Park. Further down the road on the same side of the M5 is the Keeper's House of the menagerie.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Panorama_Tower">Panorama Tower</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Panorama Tower"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Panorama_Tower,_Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1421526.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Panorama_Tower%2C_Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1421526.jpg/170px-Panorama_Tower%2C_Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1421526.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Panorama_Tower%2C_Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1421526.jpg/255px-Panorama_Tower%2C_Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1421526.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Panorama_Tower%2C_Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1421526.jpg/340px-Panorama_Tower%2C_Croome_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1421526.jpg 2x" data-file-width="426" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Panorama Tower being restored in 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>A circular eyecatcher temple,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor200979-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Panorama Tower was designed by James Wyatt in 1801 using design ideas by Robert Adam.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757_25-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The building was not completed until after the 6th Earl of Coventry's death, probably in 1812.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGordon2000122_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGordon2000122-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is located on Cubsmoor, 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the mansion. It has views over the park and surrounding landscape, <sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor200979-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it was used in hunting as a viewing platform.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2018_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2018-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grade 1 listed, it was in poor condition in 2009, and was undergoing essential repairs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor200979-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was purchased by the National Trust in 2009, and restoration of it was funded by a grant from Natural England. It is a prominent landmark that can be seen from the <a href="/wiki/M5_motorway" title="M5 motorway">M5 motorway</a>. The watercolour design, signed by James Wyatt, survives.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is situated on Knight's Hill at the very edge of the park. The building had been in deterioration for decades. It is a circular two-storey building with a central interior staircase leading up to a viewing platform under a domed roof where there are views across Worcestershire to the <a href="/wiki/Malvern_Hills" title="Malvern Hills">Malvern Hills</a>. The Tower is now separated from the rest of the park and Court, like the Worcester Lodge.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pirton_Castle">Pirton Castle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Pirton Castle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Castle_folly,_Croome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_108546.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Castle_folly%2C_Croome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_108546.jpg/220px-Castle_folly%2C_Croome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_108546.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Castle_folly%2C_Croome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_108546.jpg/330px-Castle_folly%2C_Croome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_108546.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Castle_folly%2C_Croome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_108546.jpg/440px-Castle_folly%2C_Croome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_108546.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>Pirton Castle</figcaption></figure> <p>Pirton Castle is an eyecatcher and <a href="/wiki/Belvedere_(structure)" title="Belvedere (structure)">belvedere</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMidland_Conservation2010_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMidland_Conservation2010-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> designed by James Wyatt<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and built by William Stephens in 1797 as an ivy-clad Gothic ruin.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGarnett200820_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGarnett200820-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The watercolour design, signed by James Wyatt in 1801, survives.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMidland_Conservation2010_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMidland_Conservation2010-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is a Grade II listed building since 14 June 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349118_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349118-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was purchased by the National Trust in 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMidland_Conservation2010_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMidland_Conservation2010-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and restoration of it was funded by a grant from Natural England.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was restored by Midland Conservation, who stabilised the structure, removed destructive vegetation from it, and repaired the masonry – including repointing it, and rebuilding the upper levels. Restoration was completed in August 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMidland_Conservation2010_34-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMidland_Conservation2010-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is located on Rabbit Bank, a prominent ridge in the landscape at <a href="/wiki/Pirton,_Worcestershire" title="Pirton, Worcestershire">Pirton</a> to the north of the park and Court. The building was constructed among a row of Cedar of Lebanon trees, many of which still stand today along the ridge. Pirton Castle is a feature from the <a href="/wiki/M5_motorway" title="M5 motorway">M5 motorway</a> northbound, which cuts through the park.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dunstall_Castle">Dunstall Castle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Dunstall Castle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dunstall_%22Castle%22_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15460.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Dunstall_%22Castle%22_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15460.jpg/220px-Dunstall_%22Castle%22_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15460.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Dunstall_%22Castle%22_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15460.jpg/330px-Dunstall_%22Castle%22_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15460.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Dunstall_%22Castle%22_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15460.jpg/440px-Dunstall_%22Castle%22_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15460.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="479" /></a><figcaption>Dunstall Castle</figcaption></figure> <p>Dunstall Castle was constructed in 1766–1767, and resembles a ruined castle.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757_25-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was designed by either Sanderson Miller,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor200979-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or Robert Adam<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as an <a href="/wiki/Eyecatcher_(landscape)" title="Eyecatcher (landscape)">eyecatcher</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEButler2012_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEButler2012-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it is located on Dunstall Common, Earls Croome. In 2009 the stonework was in bad condition, and essential repairs were under way. It is Grade II* listed.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor200979-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was purchased by the National Trust in 2009, and restoration of it was funded by a grant from Natural England.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is cut off from the park as it is hidden by trees from within the park. The stones from the tops of the three towers have fallen off so that now about a metre is missing from the central tower. The right arch also had a wall at the bottom which has disappeared if compared with original pictures of the castle, however, some restoration has now taken place.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="RAF_Defford">RAF Defford</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: RAF Defford"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/RAF_Defford" title="RAF Defford">RAF Defford</a></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>, the Ministry of Works requisitioned Croome Court and the surrounding parks for use as the top secret base of <a href="/wiki/RAF_Defford" title="RAF Defford">RAF Defford</a>, which occupied part of the Croome Court estate.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_Hereford_and_Worcester2008_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_Hereford_and_Worcester2008-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Croome_collection">Croome collection</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Croome collection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Croome_collection" title="Croome collection">Croome collection</a></div> <p>The Croome collection is an archive that comprises records of the plans, deeds, correspondence and rentals relating to the Coventry family. It includes records of the Croome Court building, including its decoration and furnishing, and the creation and development of the surrounding parkland. In 2005 the collection was <a href="/wiki/Acceptance_in_lieu" title="Acceptance in lieu">accepted in lieu of inheritance tax</a>, and in 2006 the estate archives up until 1921 were rehomed at the <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Record_Office" title="Worcestershire Record Office">Worcestershire Record Office</a>, with later records remaining at the Croome Estate office.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPreece2015_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPreece2015-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In-line_references">In-line references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croome_Court&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: In-line references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200756_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrooksPevsner2007">Brooks & Pevsner 2007</a>, p. 56.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2009_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBBC_News2009">BBC News 2009</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPageWillis-Bund1924163–177-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPageWillis-Bund1924163–177_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPageWillis-Bund1924">Page & Willis-Bund 1924</a>, pp. 163–177.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDay2001§_2.1.2-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDay2001§_2.1.2_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDay2001">Day 2001</a>, § 2.1.2.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGarnett20086-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGarnett20086_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGarnett2008">Garnett 2008</a>, p. 6.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTETovey2011-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETovey2011_6-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFTovey2011">Tovey 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERieder2009-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERieder2009_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERieder2009_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERieder2009_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERieder2009_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRieder2009">Rieder 2009</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEStroud1940[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_June_2012]]<sup_class="noprint_Inline-Template_"_style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i>[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|<span_title="This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&#32;(June_2012)">page&nbsp;needed</span>]]</i>&#93;</sup>-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEStroud1940[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_June_2012]]<sup_class="noprint_Inline-Template_"_style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i>[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|<span_title="This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&#32;(June_2012)">page&nbsp;needed</span>]]</i>&#93;</sup>_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFStroud1940">Stroud 1940</a>, p. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears. (June 2012)">page needed</span></a></i>]</sup>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGordon20002-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGordon20002_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGordon2000">Gordon 2000</a>, p. 2.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_England1349526_10-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHistoric_England1349526">Historic England & 1349526</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPeck1996157-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeck1996157_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeck1996157_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeck1996157_11-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPeck1996">Peck 1996</a>, p. 157.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAtkin2015b-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAtkin2015b_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAtkin2015b">Atkin 2015b</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAtkin2015-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAtkin2015_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAtkin2015">Atkin 2015</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2012_14-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFriends_of_Croome_Park2012">Friends of Croome Park 2012</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2011-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2011_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2011_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBBC_News2011">BBC News 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Trust2016a_16-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFNational_Trust2016a">National Trust 2016a</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECharity_Commission1120792-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECharity_Commission1120792_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCharity_Commission1120792">Charity Commission & 1120792</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVernalls2009_18-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVernalls2009">Vernalls 2009</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2008-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBBC_News2008_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBBC_News2008">BBC News 2008</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliams2011-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliams2011_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWilliams2011">Williams 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor200979-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor200979_21-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFTaylor2009">Taylor 2009</a>, p. 79.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMetropolitan_Museum_of_Art2009-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMetropolitan_Museum_of_Art2009_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMetropolitan_Museum_of_Art2009_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMetropolitan_Museum_of_Art2009">Metropolitan Museum of Art 2009</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2011-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2011_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2011_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFriends_of_Croome_Park2011_23-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFriends_of_Croome_Park2011">Friends of Croome Park 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKay200811-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKay200811_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKay2008">Kay 2008</a>, p. 11.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757_25-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757_25-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrooksPevsner200757_25-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrooksPevsner2007">Brooks & Pevsner 2007</a>, p. 57.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-28911154"><i>Croome Court Georgian walled garden opens for first time</i></a>, BBC</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Croome+Court+Georgian+walled+garden+opens+for+first+time&rft.pub=BBC&rft.date=2014-08-23&rft.au=BBC+News&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-england-hereford-worcester-28911154&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACroome+Court" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation cs2">Hilda Newman with Tim Tate (April 2014), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ipgbook.com/diamonds-at-dinner-products-9781782196105.php">"Diamonds at Dinner: My Life as a Lady's Maid in a 1930s Stately Home"</a>, <i>Independent Publishers Group</i>, John Blake Publishing, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781782196105" title="Special:BookSources/9781782196105"><bdi>9781782196105</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 July</span> 2021</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Independent+Publishers+Group&rft.atitle=Diamonds+at+Dinner%3A+My+Life+as+a+Lady%27s+Maid+in+a+1930s+Stately+Home&rft.date=2014-04&rft.isbn=9781782196105&rft.au=Hilda+Newman+with+Tim+Tate&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipgbook.com%2Fdiamonds-at-dinner-products-9781782196105.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACroome+Court" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation cs2">National Trust (2016c), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/croome/features/visit-the-walled-garden-at-croome"><i>Walled 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