Grade I listed house in South Somerset, UK
Tintinhull Garden
, located in
Tintinhull
, near
Yeovil
in the English county of
Somerset
, is a small (less than an acre)
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20th century garden surrounding a 17th-century Grade I
listed
house. The property is in the ownership of the
National Trust
. It is visited by around 25,000 people per year.
[4]
The house started as a small farmhouse in 1630 but was enlarged into its current form in the 18th century. The house was the property of the Napper family for centuries. It was given to the National Trust in 1954. The garden is similar in style to that at
Hidcote Manor Garden
in Gloucestershire, with several
garden rooms
. It was originally laid out by
Phyllis Reiss
from 1933,
[5]
and from 1979 to 1993 was in the charge of the garden writer and gardener
Penelope Hobhouse
.
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House
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The original farmhouse which forms the basis of the current Tintinhull House was built of
Hamstone
1630. It was reshaped and enlarged around 1722 when the west facade was added.
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The house was the property of the Napper family, who acquired the manor after the
dissolution of the monasteries
and also owned
Tintinhull Court
, and was passed down in the family until they sold it sometime after 1814.
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The Nappers let it to the Pitt family until the death of John Napper in 1791. It passed through several hands until 1835, when it was bought by Jeremiah Penny. In 1898 the then owner, Arthur Cobbett, added a single-storey extension to the east front before selling it to his tenant the botanist, Dr. S.J.M. Price. In 1933 it was bought by Phyllis Reiss and her husband, Capt. F.E. Reiss.
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The house includes several paintings from the National Trust's collection, including a painting of the front of the house by
John S. Goodall
.
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The house is a Grade I
listed building
[1]
and can be booked for holiday lets from the National Trust.
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Garden
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The garden is laid out into areas separated by walls and hedges.
The garden layout was developed in the early 20th century, by Dr. Price, including laying down triangular and diamond shaped flagstone paths. The ornamental domes of
box
were planted in the 1920s.
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The early landscaping was expanded and planted starting in 1933 by
Phyllis Reiss
in a "
Hidcote
" style.
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The 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) garden is separated into "
garden rooms
" by yew hedges and walls.
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The different areas include Eagle Court (the former courtyard), Middle Garden, Fountain Garden and Pool Garden.
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The pool garden is the site of a former tennis court.
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In 1954 Reiss gave the house and garden to the National Trust, but continued to live in the house and care for the garden until her death in 1961. From then on, the Trust let the house to a variety of tenants, including the
garden designer
and writer
Penelope Hobhouse
and her husband Prof John Malins from 1980 to 1993.
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The gardens are included in the
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
and include small pools and an azalea garden.
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See also
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References
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a
b
c
Historic England
.
"Tintinhull House (1265231)"
.
National Heritage List for England
. Retrieved
5 April
2015
.
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a
b
Historic England
.
"Tintinhull House (1001156)"
.
National Heritage List for England
. Retrieved
5 April
2015
.
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Penn, 63
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a
b
c
Hegarty, Lesley (29 June 2011).
"Treasures at Tintinhull"
.
Somerset Life
. Retrieved
15 December
2013
.
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Penn, 63-66
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Penn, 139-142
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R. W. Dunning (editor), A. P. Baggs, R. J. E. Bush, Margaret Tomlinson (1974).
"Parishes: Tintinhull"
.
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3
. Institute of Historical Research
. Retrieved
15 December
2013
.
CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link
)
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"Tintinhull House Gardens, Tintinhull"
.
Somerset Historic Environment Record
. Somerset County Council
. Retrieved
15 December
2013
.
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"Tintinhull House"
. Julia Hailes. Archived from
the original
on 11 March 2010
. Retrieved
4 October
2010
.
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"Paintings at National Trust, Tintinhull"
.
Art UK
. Retrieved
15 December
2013
.
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"View of the West Front of Tintinhull House by John Strickland Goodall"
.
Art UK
. Retrieved
16 March
2014
.
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"Tintinhull House"
.
National Trust
. Retrieved
3 July
2022
.
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a
b
Bond, James (1998).
Somerset Parks and Gardens
. Somerset Books. pp. 139?140.
ISBN
978-0-86183-465-5
.
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"Tintinhull House Garden"
. Great British Gardens
. Retrieved
22 January
2015
.
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"Tintinhull House Garden"
. Garden Visit
. Retrieved
15 December
2013
.
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"Tintinhull Garden"
. National Trust
. Retrieved
8 June
2009
.
- Penn, Helen,
An Englishwoman's Garden
, 1993, BBC Books, ISBN 0563364300
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