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Kilver Court is a historic house and gardens in Shepton Mallet in the English county of Somerset. The River Sheppey powered textile mills and it later became a factory, the headquarters of the Showerings brewing business (later part of Allied Domecq), and then the headquarters of a leather-goods manufacturer, Mulberry. It is now used as a shopping centre.
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History
Numbers 26, 26B and 27 Kilver street was a country house built around 1650 and since converted into offices and shops. They form a Grade II listed building. It was originally owned by the Whiting family which included Richard Whiting, who used it as their country house close to the mills used in woollen manufacturing, later converting to silk throwers and then lace production
The 19th century dovecote, known as the "Round House" and its adjacent gate piers and gates are also listed.
Over the course of the 20th century the site has been a factory, the headquarters of the Showerings brewing business (later part of Allied Domecq), and then the headquarters of a leather-goods manufacturer, Mulberry.
It has been used as a venue for the Shepton Mallet Digital Arts Festival.
Gardens
The gardens are overlooked by the disused Charlton Viaduct as it crosses the River Sheppey. They were laid out in the 1880s by for Ernest Jardine, the Member of Parliament for East Somerset from 1910 to 1918. He used the old mill ponds as boating lakes. They became known as Jardine’s Park and included fruit and vegetable plots which provided food for the workers.
The current layout is a reproduction of a 1960s Chelsea Flower Show medal winning garden designed by George Whitelegg and includes a rockery and parterre. The area adjacent to the river includes hostas, day lilies and candelabra primulas.
Shopping
In 2010 the buildings were converted into a designer outlet by Roger Saul the founder of Mulberry. The stores include: Mulberry, Jack Wills, L.K.Bennett and Whistles.