34333_TATTON_GARDENS_LFT 8/10/04 9:28 AM Page 1 Tatton Park 4. African Hut The garden was restored in 2001. Because of its 8. Italian Gardens 9. Conservatory 11. South Lawn Fountain fragility and scale the garden is not normally open, Maurice Egerton, the last private owner of Tatton, except at set times for guided walks, but can be After the freedom and informality of English Built as a conservatory for Wilbraham Egerton to This fountain, added to the who died in 1958, had extensive estates in Kenya. enjoyed from the outside, looking in. landscape gardening there was a return during the the design of Lewis Wyatt in 1818, but later South Lawn of Charlotte’s Discover Garden During WWII he was 19th century to so-called ‘Italian Gardens’. These converted to use as an Orangery reflecting the garden in 1847, consists of unable to visit his were formal, current interest in citrus fruits. Orange trees were three bowls of progressive Architecture & Statuary estates, but instead 6. Choragic Monument with terraces, grown in pots and could be taken out into the size in artificial stone, arising consoled himself with his gravelled walks, garden in summer. In winter the Orangery made a from acant\s pedestals. gardens at Tatton. Here, At the end of the Broad Walk is a little circular Classical beds forming pleasant walk. Its building involved setting back and A Self-Guided Trail just off the Broad Walk, monument with six fluted columns, set on a high patterns and rebuilding the southern wall of the kitchen garden. he built the ‘African Hut’, plinth. Its design is based upon that of the Choragic wide borders. Restoration of the a circular structure with a Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. Lysicrates was the The Italian building took place thatched roof carried on winner of a choral competition in 334 BC and his Garden at Tatton in 1994 and won 12. Charlotte’s Garden ten rustic timber posts, a monument, drawn and published in 1762, quickly was designed by an ‘Europa Nostra’ cobbled floor and a became a favourite, Joseph Paxton of Crystal Palace fame in 1847. award. It now Charlotte’s garden, circular seat set around partly because it There are two large beds, surrounded by low beech houses plants designed in 1814 and laid its central post. It acts was Classical hedges, flanking a fountain known as Neptune, introduced into this out 4 years later, is as a summer-house. architecture on a which is in fact a Triton (a bearded man with a fish country before overlooked by a small conveniently small tail, blowing on a conch shell), added in 1887 in 1820. domed semi-circular arbour scale. It was ideal time for the visit of the Prince of Wales and Princess or summer-house with a 5. Japanese Garden Shinto Shrine & Tea House as a basis for a Alexandra. The whole garden is skilfully terraced curved seat, the whole garden folly and down the hillside towards the hollow originally 10. Fernery & Show House One of the most striking elements in the garden backed by a trellis and with numerous versions occupied by Turn Mere and ends in a terracotta design of Tatton is the Japanese Garden laid out for Known originally as the Palm House, this building wire-framed sides to of the monument exist. Designed by William Cole of balustrading at the bottom (also added in 1887). Alan de Tatton Egerton between 1910 and 1913, was designed by George Stokes, son-in-law of the support roses. On the lawn Chester in 1820 to commemorate Wilbraham Egerton’s The garden layout can best be appreciated from the probably under the influence of the Anglo-Japanese great Paxton, in 1859. It has brick walls and a near Charlotte’s Arbour tour of Europe it forms a visual full-stop at the southern mansion, as was intended. Exhibition held in London in 1910. The garden, glazed roof carried on a cast-iron structure. The roof stands the Four Winds Urn, an elaborate stone urn end of the Broad Walk. originally laid out with the help of Japanese The south front of the was raised in the late 19th century to accommodate decorated on one side with winged female busts craftsmen, follows the plan of a tea-garden, with a house forms a the growth of the New and on the base with four ugly human faces at the small Shinto Shrine brought from Japan, and a 7. Mercury backdrop to this Zealand and Australian corners, perhaps symbolising the Four Winds of thatched Tea-House. The site was that of a series garden. The main Tree Ferns. Adjoining it Antiquity. At the corner of the L-shaped border of former pits where marl was dug to put on the Below the Italian Gardens block is made up of a and linking it to the stands the Acanthus Bench. This massive stone land. These, remodelled, provided the necessary is a small pool where centre of two storeys Conservatory is the bench is made up of a number of pieces and has a water-features. Turn Mere was drained to and five bays wide, Show House, a small heavy leaf scroll The whole layout create more garden land. with a portico on four conventional along its back, embodies the This contains a lead giant columns and greenhouse-type acanthus leaves highly-symbolic statue of Mercury, the windows at each end of Adam type. Rosettes and building designed for upon its feet, and use of particular postman of the gods, swags carved on the stone between first and second showing off selections of a small armorial trees and plants, recognised by his winged floor levels break up the flat surfaces. To the west exotic plants. device in the as well as the use hat and heels (for greater is a two-storey extension with rows of columns, centre. It probably of water. speed) and the caduceus plain below and decorated above, the lower part by dates from the or wand in his hand. Lewis Wyatt, the upper by George Stokes in 1860. 19th century. www.tattonpark.org.uk & click on Events www.tattonpark.org.uk 34333_TATTON_GARDENS_LFT 8/10/04 9:28 AM Page 7 Discover Garden Architecture & Statuary If you have been inspired to learn more about the gardens at Tatton please visit our website Routes The gardens of Tatton Park have developed whose flues ran through the thickness of the wall 3. Tower Garden www.tattonpark.org.uk. Main Route over a long period of time and include features and emerged as chimneys. N The brick Tower is something of a mystery. It is of Here you will find an extended version of of many different dates. They illustrate At Tatton the wall separating the orchard garden Wheelchair Access to Tower Garden. The two storeys with superimposed blank Gothic arches this leaflet with links to other related sites Rose Garden is ‘Sunken’ so there is no 6 changing fashions as well as the tastes of the from the pleasure ground beyond was built in 1818 on each side. Probably late-18th century in origin wheelchair access. and has horizontal flues which run at four different 5 owners. it once stood near the boundary of the park, before including: levels. As the chimneys would have been seen from Just over half way between the Choragic The gardens surrounding the mansion were the the gardens were the pleasure grounds as well, they are disguised as www.gardenhistorysociety.org Monument and the African Hut by an pleasure grounds of the Egerton family and their extended. a series of classical Coade Stone urns set on top of open glade there is an alternative route to guests, and were intended to combine room for Tradition declares www.georgiangroup.org.uk the Mercury Pool. This route is not the wall. From the vegetable garden other walks, sports and conversation, with opportunities that it was used suitable for Wheelchairs. ornamental urns are viewed on an unheated length for showing off spectacular views, rare plants, or for watching of side wall and are of cast iron with scroll patterns, fruits out of season. Over time, the gardens took against sheep- As part of our commitment to adult dating from about 1850-60. Key nearly 50 acres from the surrounding parkland, stealing in the learning, throughout the year we promote which originally ran almost up to the house, to park but it seems numerous talks, tours, lectures and create a range of garden styles. 2. Rose Garden far too elaborate 1 Orchard & Vegetable Garden Wall Urns workshops on a wide variety of subjects. The parkland and surrounding estates of some for such a use. 2 Rose Garden 4 Anna, Lady Egerton had the rose garden laid out There was quite a For more information call 01625 534428. 8,000 acres (now much reduced) provided the around 1911 in a formal style which looked back to 3 Tower Garden distant prospects from the house and from selected fashion for cold Tudor times, but included an Italian device - the baths from the 4 African Hut points in the garden, while creating a buffer against pergola, or open-topped passageway - over which Large print version available the outer world. At Tatton an unusually wide variety mid-18th century, 5 Japanese Garden - Shinto Shrine & Tea House roses were trained. This has stone columns to usually set at a of buildings and gardens survive, reflecting the taste support it. The urns near the entrance are of cast 6 Choragic Monument Maze distance from the Contact Numbers 3 of successive Egertons.