The Manor Houses of Lackham 1050-1949 2nd Ed

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Houses of Lackham 2 nd ed 63 is hoped this may prove possible at some time) and so it is not known whether the dry stone facing of the ha-ha was removed prior to terrace construction. It is possible it was retained as the stability of the ground behind the wall might be questionable. Whether the facing wall was removed or not, the soil removed from the cutting was then used to infill the lower areas behind the terrace wall and form the level surface of the lower terrace. It is noted that the original level of the lawns south of the house would only have dropped to that now only seen at the top of the remaining ha-ha. The creation of the lower terrace has made it seem as if the original lawns were steeply raked, which was not the case, having only a gentle slope. The creation of the lower terrace would have given a vertical face on the northern side, and the retaining wall of the upper terrace could then be constructed. This terrace wall rises 1.04m above the level of the lower terrace. It is not known how deep the foundations are but it would seem likely that they are of similar depth to that of the outer walls. The upper terrace was then levelled. At the western end of the Lower terrace the lawns are less than level, they rise into a considerable hump and it clear that the slop down from the upper terrace on the western side of the steps, and the northern side of the east lawn on the lower terrace are that original ground level; the terrace makers didn‟t level this area at all and utilised the original slopes. The circular fountain on the upper terrace is clearly visible in a postcard dated 1907 75 , 75 Kindly made available by the generosity of Andrew Davies, previously Museum Curator, Lackham Museum of Agriculture & Rural Life
Houses of Lackham 2 nd ed 64 Fig. 48 Postcard dated 1910 by postmark ** Terraces such as those at Lackham are not uncommon in Wiltshire (Iford Manor 76 , Castle Combe Manor) but the opportunity to investigate their construction does not arise very often. The relationship seen at Lackham, with an extant earlier boundary feature, is less common. George Llewellen Palmer made more changes in 1902 when he moved the stables from their old location to the west of the main house to a custom built stable block east of the walled garden. The old stable area was then converted to a small chapel and servant‟s quarters. George Llewellen Palmerwas a keen huntsman, indeed he was a founder of the Avon Vale Hunt, which frequently met at Lackham. In 1902 George built a brand new stable block on the east side of the Walled Garden, the stables themselves used the garden‟s east wall as one of their walls. The pillars at the entrance the Stable Yard have his initials and the date 76 Interestingly Iford Manor was owned by Capt. Rooke‟s oldest son, William Wallace Rooke, the painter of the 1849 picture of Lackham House but it was Harold Pito who installed the terracing there.
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