Croome River (engineered watercourse)

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Croome River is an 18th-century man-made ornamental watercourse designed as part of the landscaped parkland at Croome Court in Worcestershire, England.

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Croome River (engineered watercourse) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landscape feature ⓘ
man-made river ⓘ
ornamental watercourse ⓘ
artificial true ⓘ
associatedWith 1st Earl of Coventry ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Coventry

Croome Court estate ⓘ
Lancelot "Capability" Brown ⓘ
category historic ornamental water feature in England ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedAsPartOf 18th-century landscape design at Croome Court ⓘ
designedForUse aesthetic enhancement of landscape ⓘ
ornamental purposes ⓘ
flowsThrough Croome Park ⓘ
formsPartOf setting of Croome Court (listed building) ⓘ
formsViewAxisWith Croome Court house ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Croome River ⓘ
hasApproximateLength several kilometres (meandering course) ⓘ
hasComponent bridges ⓘ
lakes and widened reaches ⓘ
ornamental structures along banks ⓘ
hasConservationStatus protected as part of registered historic park and garden ⓘ
hasDesigner Lancelot "Capability" Brown ⓘ
hasFunction to create the illusion of a natural river ⓘ
to structure views and vistas in the landscape ⓘ
hasHeritageContext historic designed landscape ⓘ
hasLandscapeArchitecturalSignificance early major work of Capability Brown ⓘ
hasWaterBodyType river-like channel ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade I registered park and garden (via Croome Park) ⓘ
inception 18th century ⓘ
landscapeStyle English landscape garden ⓘ
locatedIn Croome Court ⓘ
Croome Park ⓘ
England ⓘ
Worcestershire ⓘ
maintainedBy National Trust ⓘ
near Croome Court mansion ⓘ
linked to: Croome Park

Malvern Hills (distant views) ⓘ
linked to: Malvern Hills
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownedBy National Trust ⓘ
partOf Croome Court landscape garden ⓘ
landscaped parkland at Croome Court ⓘ
periodOfConstruction c. 1750s ⓘ
purpose to drain formerly marshy ground at Croome ⓘ
to integrate water features with parkland design ⓘ
region West Midlands ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
waterSource engineered drainage and local water management system ⓘ

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Croome Court landscape → hasWaterFeature → Croome River (engineered watercourse) ⓘ