A step back in time #12 Traditional Cache
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***This series follows the route of 'Watling Street', a road built by the Romans which went from Dover on the southeast coast of England to Wroxeter in Shropshire via London and will pass historical points of interest en-route***
The cache is a regular sized camouflaged cliplock box.
Nearby the cache is the main entrance to Danson Park. Danson Park is designated Grade II on the English Heritage register of parks and gardens of special historical interest.
It occupies 78 hectares of land. Records show that an estate at Danson has probably existed since before the 13th century. At that time the estate would have been arable land, pasture and woodlands.
Danson House As Bexley's flagship park, Danson Park is recognised nationally for its historic landscape and buildings. In 2004 the Council successfully attained a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the restoration of the historic setting of the grade I listed Danson House and surrounding area.
The park was originally set out as a private estate and its design has been attributed to Capability Brown and to a Mr Richmond. It provides an excellent setting for the 18th century house. An immensely wealthy merchant, John Boyd, purchased the site and built Danson House, designed by Robert Taylor (who also was the architect of the Bank of England) in the style of a classic Palladian villa, between 1762 and 1767.
At the same time the gardens were laid out in a style appropriate to such an important house. Danson House, which is a Grade 1 Listed Building surrounded by attractive ornamental gardens, is leased to English Heritage for 999 years from 1997, and is open to the public on special viewing days only.
The park became a public open space in the early 20th century when the Bean family sold the property to the Urban District Council of Bexley. The house has undergone extensive restoration by English Heritage and is managed by Bexley Heritage Trust.
A large oak tree in the centre of the park has been recognised as one of the "Great Trees of London". It is now over 200 years old. The tree was part of the Danson House estate and now provides a central feature to the park scene. It was under this tree on 30 September 1937 that Lord Cornwallis presented the Charter which elevated Bexley from an Urban District Council to a Municipal Borough. This oak tree is now featured on the Borough Coat of Arms. The tree has been enclosed to protect its delicate root system and increase the amount of valuable moisture.
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