Wet weather has further delayed the building of the Old Manor Garden. Work has started on digging out the moat, which includes a bog garden and a swimming pond. The moat will act as a natural filtration system between the bog garden and the swimming pond using plants to keep the water clean.  Read More →

Work continues on the building of the Manor Garden at Capel Manor College. The recent snow and cold weather has hampered the construction work of the church and cloister garden, but the foundations for phase 2 of the project have been dug-out and a delivery of ready mixed concrete from Cemex is poured. Get the Flash Player to see the wordTube Media Player. var WT1_1 = { params : { wmode :... 

Follow the building of  ”The Old Manor Garden“ at Capel Manor College. Phase 1 to be completed by June 2010 will see the construction of a church (ruins) and cloister garden, wildlower meadow, moat, swimming pond and a bog garden. Its December 16th and diggers have dug out the foundations for the Church and the concrete is delivered and poured. Images: Harris Digital Productions   Digging... 

Work has started on a new “impressive” English garden which tells the story of the Capel estate and its development in history. An artist's impression of how the garden will look when completed in 2012 Phase 1 to be completed by June 2010, will see the construction of a church (ruins) and cloister garden, wildflower meadow, moat, swimming pond and a bog garden. You can follow every...