- Hestercombe Gardens, 18th century gardens, including edwardian and victorian gardens, landscape gardens, in the heart of Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. Victorian Terrace Built at the time the house was remodelled for Viscount Portman between 1873 and 1878, and designed by the architect Henry Hall of London, the terrace is laid out as a formal parterre with four geometrically planted beds ...www.hestercombegardens.com