NHER 29822 (Designed Landscape record) - Felbrigg Park

Park in existence before 1673. Great Wood planted 1673-87.
H. Repton consulted before 1795 but his involvement not known; both he and J. A. Repton made alterations to the hall in 1806.
Conifers planted by lake before 1793. However general layout is in Repton's style.
Victory V plantation made to commemorate VE Day.
See (S1).
The western valley is known as the Lion's Mouth, either from an oddly shaped tree formerly there or from the colour of the leaves in autumn.
(S2) calls it Lion's Gap, but this may be a mistake.
However there is a valley at Tilford, Surrey called Lion's Mouth which is on heathland with no trees, and a number of other occurences of the name have been found in 18th century documents. The term 'in the lion's mouth' could also mean, in danger of repossession.
E. Rose (NLA).

November 1983.
(S3) is a large rolled plan for hypothesis that the 17th century park was laid out in the shape of a lemon, cut into four quarters by a linear wall and ride. The physical evidence for this was not found to be convincing.
See (S4).
E. Rose (NLA) 30 June 1993.

Cromer Lodges are listed grade II, dated 1841.

1993.
(S5) states that the park was designed by Repton in 1778.
H. White, (NLA), 18 February 2010

1998
(S6) describes the park and makes an important reference to the filling in of a hollow way.
(S7) states it was a deer park from 15th to 17th century.
E. Rose (NLA) 15 September 2000.

2002.
Revision to (S1) greatly enlarged the area to the northwest.
E. Rose (NLA) 17 December 2002.

February 2010.
The Felbrigg estate covers some 1760 acres of parkland and mixed woodland. The dominant feature is the 520 acre Great Wood which shelters the house. The park is rectangular and covers about 440 hectares. It is almost entirely enclosed by boundary woodlands and plantations, with only a few gaps to the east and south. The park sits on a gentle slope from south to north, with the Hall sitting on the higher ground to the north, backed by rising woodland (the Great Wood). The surrounding woodlands preclude views out of the park, which internally focus on the Hall and St Margaret's church. The Lake, which is invisible from the Hall, was created in the mid-18th century by damming the Scarrow Beck. To the west and north, pasture woodland merges into the Great Wood.
See (S1) and (S8)- (S9) for further details,
H. White, (NLA), 18 February 2010