![Panshanger, 1799 [DE/P/P21] | Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies](https://dersu4krvz7v7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cms/files-r/Repton_Red_Book.D.EP.jpg "Panshanger, 1799 [DE/P/P21]")
In 1799, Earl Cowper invited Humphrey Repton, the leading landscape gardener of his generation, to prepare plans to improve the grounds at Panshanger.
Repton widened the river to make a lake (at a cost of £2,000) and created an impressive park and woodland. The ‘Red Books’ containing his designs are amazing, and also survive for Tewin Water and Wall Hall.
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