Much has been written about Country House Security – Traditional Estate fencing will act as a deterrent to trespassers but as Charles Hooper explains in ‘The Country House’ (1907) There are those , who will get to the other side (of a fence) , even if they have to resort to an axe or scaling ladder; this class can be quietly killed and buried without awakening any great protest from the outside world’ Whilst this solution to trespassers isn’t trending at present an inherent clash remains between functional security and style, very few property owners want to be in a ‘Jurassic Park’ style environment (and by the way they still got out).
Natural barriers are an excellent start and few work as well as a rivers for keeping people out. On the flip side there is an inherent risk to children falling in and here we see our 5 rail wrought iron fence in Buckinghamshire fitted with an 800mm high rabbit netting, this is neatly attached inside the fence to high tensile wire, preventing young children clambering up the fenceline. This can be unclipped at a later date if no longer required.
