2014

SJ7481 : Italian Garden, Tatton Park

taken 11 years ago, near to Mere, Cheshire East, England

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Italian Garden, Tatton Park
Italian Garden, Tatton Park
A view from the steps which lead into the garden from the mansion,

The Italian Garden at Tatton, with its formal terraces, gravelled walks, beds forming patterns and wide borders, was designed by Joseph Paxton (of Crystal Palace fame) in 1847. There are two large beds, surrounded by low beech hedges, flanking a fountain known as Neptune, which is in fact a Triton (a bearded man with a fish tail, blowing on a conch shell), added in 1887 in time for the visit of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra. The whole garden is skilfully terraced down the hillside towards the hollow originally occupied by Turn Mere and ends in a terracotta balustrading at the bottom (also added in 1887) which overlooks the park.

The garden layout can best be appreciated from the mansion, as was intended (see SJ7481 : The Tatton Estate).
Tatton Park Gardens

Tatton Park Gardens lie immediately to the south of Tatton Hall Link , and consist of formal and informal gardens within Tatton Park Link . Included in the gardens are an Italian garden, a walled garden, a rose garden and the Japanese garden. The buildings in the garden are the Conservatory, the Fernery and the Showhouse. The gardens are owned by the National Trust and administered by Cheshire East Council.

The gardens are registered under the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 within the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens by English Heritage, designated at Grade II* for special historic interest(LinkExternal link National Heritage List for England). They are open to the public at advertised times (LinkExternal link National Trust Visitor Information).


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Park and Public Gardens Country estates other tags: National Trust Visitor Attraction Tatton Park English Heritage Tatton Hall Grade II(star) Garden Path Footpath Steps 19th Century Nineteenth Century Pleasure Garden Italian Garden Formal Garden Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SJ7481, 240 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 15 May, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 19 May, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7457 8151 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:19.7932N 2:22.9978W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 74570 81544
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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