Villa Reale (Nazareth House) Garden

The house was built by John Dobson in 1817 for Captain Dutton. The grounds were circa 21 acres, extensively landscaped and orientated south. There was a lodge on Sandyford Road, overlooking wide curved lawns edged with woodland. There were glasshouses to the north-west and two pineries and vinery sheds, with a chimney in the wwodland behind. East of the house was a vast walled garden with a cistern at its centre. Further east there was a melon ground. There was a fish pond and fishing house. Villa Real is now a convent and the grounds have been reduced by housing. Gardens on the south and west side remain.