The Alnwick Garden

A Victorian water tower, cunningly disguised to look like a castle gateway, once provided water for the walled garden at Alnwick Castle. In use until at least 1928, the tower was one of the many listed structures we recorded and evaluated as part of the Duchess of Northumberland's innovative Alnwick Garden project.

Our work included archival historic research into the origins and development of the garden, providing an assessment of Nesfield's contribution; making a pohotograpohic record and carrying out condition reports on the extensive surrounding walls and other surviving structures. These included the remains of the second Duke's conservatory and boiler house, the ornamental pool, peach houses and the vineries. During the work an early eighteenth century boiler house was discovered (above right) from the first phase of the gardens. Some of these historic structures can still be seen in the garden, which is once again a vibrant living site and one of the North of England's most popular visitor attractions.