Tickhill Castle, Tickhill Historic Park & Garden
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Tickhill Castle started out as a motte and bailey castle build in the 11th century, and was one of the manors of Roger de Busli, Lord of Tickhill. Tickhill Castle House lies within the site and was built after the parliamentary slighting of the Castle in 1648, reusing much of the original stone.
Thomas Sanderson of Sandbeck, during his relatively short time (1733-39) at the castle, is responsible for a range of substantial alterations to the house, as well as landscaping the grounds. This landscaping, according to one authority, comprised of ‘cutting a walk-way around the outer face of the bailey wall… the construction of a revetment wall where the walk-way cut into the slopes of the motte, the excavation of a walkway spiralling up to the summit of the motte, the levelling of the bailey area, the construction of a promenade along the north wall, the insertion of a doorway for access to the walk-way, and the construction of an ice house on the outside of the north wall’ (Hippisley-Cox 1958). During the latter part of the 18th century the wall on the south of the bailey was demolished to allow light into the gardens.
The bailey in the early 19th century is described as having ‘flower and kitchen gardens’ (Hunter 1828), and certainly there was a kitchen garden in the walled area to the north of the site (Klemperer 2010). Klemperer considers that the spiral path cut into the motte and the rebuild of the keep foundations are more in keeping with 19th century landscaping, designed to create a romantic ideal rather than 18th landscaping schemes. ‘[Tickhill Castle] seat of Hon Frederick Lumley … part of the ground within the walls is converted into gardens and shrubberies; the steep declivity of the hill is formed into winding walks, shaded with pendant wood, which afford, from various openings, views of the gardens and town below…’, The English Counties Delineated, Thos. Moule 1837, vol 2, p. 494. It may be that the garden came in to being in the 18th century as it has strong resemblance to ‘snail mounts’ of the period and echo the practice of using existing features to enhance gardens. There are also fishponds to east of castle grounds and a medieval deer park once existed beyond the grounds.
More information about Tickhill Castle can be found on the Doncaster Council website: https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/planning/local-parks-and-gardens
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Last Updated
13 May 2022
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