The brief is for the magnificent stables and part of an historic park to become a private home. The study of old maps, a read of Repton’s Red book for the whole park and the analysis of the site over a full topographical survey we start to follow and understand the history before looking forward to the landscape proposals. The low-lying wet land had in 1792 been proposed to become a lake. The garden now has two lakes with the house approach running between them where we see an old stone staircase, found on site, repurposed as a water spillway. The gardens here are deliberately a very small proportion of the site. Much of the landscape focuses on the mature, anchored feelings given by the park. From it’s new contours, lakes, exposure of the majestic historic trees, and the walks through what Repton called the pleasure gardens.