Croome Park
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Croome Park is a landscaped country park surrounding Croome Court, near Besford in Worcestershire, England. It was Lancelot 'Capability' Brown's first compelete landscape design, begun in 1751 for George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry. The mansion house was also designed by Brown and is a rare example of his architectural work.
Given the overwhelming predominance of Brown's aesthetic in the 18th and 19th centuries, Croome Park has often been described as the single most influential landscape in Europe. Robert Adam and James Wyatt designed temples and follies for the park and surrounding estate.
In 1996 670 acres of the park were acquired by the National Trust, which has undertaken its ambitious restoration.
[edit] References
- Mowl, T. (2006). Historic Gardens of Worcestershire
