2 Chenies Place
[1124805, 1124806, 1332515, 1332516]
At Munstead Wood, Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll’s first fully realized garden collaboration, a long sloping path from the house to the bridge culminated in the formally composed Pond Court—an octagonal pergola enclosing a pond, four octagonal flower beds, and brick corner seats evocative of a Renaissance garden.
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Description
This was the first effective garden of the partnership with Gertrude Jekyll. Lutyens linked the house to the bridge by a long sloping path, at the bottom of which was the Pond Court, a pond enclosed by an octagonal pergola, and framed in turn by four octagonal flower beds. The four corners of the Court are occupied by brick seats with stone copings. It has the quality of a formal Renaissance garden. (Amery et al, 1981, cat. no. 52)
Bibliography
Amery, C., Richardson, M. and Stamp, G., 1981. Lutyens, the Work of the English Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944): Hayward Gallery London, 18 November 1981-31 January 1982. London: Arts Council of Great Britain., Weaver, Butler, Amery & Richardson ACGB
