Linda Vista Gardens
History and description
Linda Vista House was built as a private home in 1875. Its owner, Henry Jenkins, was born in Abergavenny, and subsequently made his fortune in the construction industry in Chile. Returning to his hometown, he built his villa and laid out the gardens, which lay mainly to the south of the house. In 1957, the gardens came into public ownership. They were subsequently extended, including land at Castle Meadows, and an extensive replanting was undertaken.
The park includes a number of specimen trees, including a Ginkgo biloba. Parks & Gardens UK records the "exceptional quality and variety of the planting". Linda Vista Gardens are listed at Grade II on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
A volunteer group, the Friends of Linda Vista Gardens, exists to preserve and improve the park.
Gallery
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Meadow in the gardens
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Municipal planting
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Listed telephone box at the garden entrance
References
- ^ Benyon, Paddy (August 2014). "History of Linda Vista Gardens" (PDF). Abergavenny Local History Society. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Linda Vista Gardens, Abergavenny (408061)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Cadw. "Linda Vista Gardens (PGW(Gt)59(MON))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Linda Vista Gardens". Parks & Gardens UK. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Linda Vista Gardens". Friends of Linda Vista Gardens. Retrieved 26 February 2023.