Danbury Park, Sandon / Danbury - Chelmsford
Mid C19 gardens created for the Bishops of Rochester, focussed on the early C19 Danbury Palace and set with a C16-C18 landscape park developed by the Mildmay, Fytche and Round families from an earlier medieval deer park. The site is divided between multiple owners, resulting in differential management, obstructed views and fragmentation of the designed landscape. Numerous features, such as the icehouse, ha-ha, lakes, and Lime Avenue are deteriorating. An updated Conservation Management Plan will be informing improvements for parts of the site, but more coordinated management is required.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Danbury Park
- Heritage Category:
- Registered Park and Garden grade II
- List Entry Number:
- 1000739
- Local Planning Authority:
- Chelmsford
- Site Type:
- Gardens parks and urban spaces > Landscape park
Location
- County:
- Essex
- District / Borough:
- Chelmsford
- Parish:
- Sandon / Danbury
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Maldon
- Region:
- East of England
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Park and garden
- Condition:
- Generally unsatisfactory with major localised problems
- Vulnerability:
- High
- Trend:
- Declining
- Ownership:
- Mixed, multiple owners
- Designation:
- Registered Park and Garden grade II, 2 LBs, SM, part in CA
Contact Details
Christopher Laine 020 7973 3473
