The Garden was an enclosed vineyard and orchard during the 14th century. Subsequent architectural developments encroached into the cultivated areas and by 1415 the garden was little more than a lawn. The 16th century saw the addition of a bowling alley built to one side. There was little further change until the beginning of this century. An ornate fountain was then built and a bronze statue by Gilbert Bayes of St. John the Baptist as a child was added in 1914. More recently the whole garden was repaved and flower beds rearranged.