2014

SJ7481 : Tatton Hall and the Italian Garden

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

This is 1 of 18 images, with title starting with Tatton Hall in this square
Tatton Hall and the Italian Garden
Tatton Hall and the Italian Garden
The south front of Tatton Hall forms a backdrop to the Italian Garden. The main block is made up of a centre of two storeys and five bays wide, with a portico on four giant columns and windows at each end of Adam type. Rosettes and swags carved on the stone between first and second floor levels break up the flat surfaces. To the west is a two-storey extension with rows of columns, plain below and decorated above, the lower part by Lewis Wyatt, the upper by George Stokes in 1860.

The fountain in the foreground is known as Neptune although it is actually a Triton (a bearded man with a fish tail, blowing on a conch shell). It was added in 1887 in time for the visit of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra. It is unusual in that its pipework is visible at the back.

The Triton Fountain and pool wall are Grade II listed (English Heritage Building ID: 58471 LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings).

LinkExternal link Discover Garden Architecture and Statuary (Tatton Park)
Tatton Hall

Tatton Hall is a country house in Tatton Park near Knutsford

A new house was built at Tatton for the Egerton family in 1716. Between the 1770s and 1816 most of it was replaced by the present neoclassical mansion, designed by Samuel Wyatt and his nephew Lewis William Wyatt. Further additions to the house were made in 1861–62 and in 1884.

The last member of the Egerton family to live in the hall was Maurice Egerton. On his death in 1958 , he bequeathed the mansion and gardens to the National Trust and it is open for visiting by the general public at advertised times (LinkExternal link National Trust Visitor Information).

Tatton Hall is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 58467 LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings).


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Housing, Dwellings Park and Public Gardens Country estates other tags: 19th Century Nineteenth Century Country House Mansion Hall English Heritage Grade I Listed Building Fountain Neptune Triton Statue Italian Garden Formal Garden Pleasure Garden National Trust Visitor Attraction Garden Grade II(star) Tatton Park Tatton Hall Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Discover Garden Architecture and Statuary Tatton Park [21] · Tatton Hall Gardens [19] · South [11] · Triton Fountain [8] · Block at Tatton Hall [6] · Block is made up of a Centre [2] ·
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SJ7481, 240 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 15 May, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 19 May, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7455 8157 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:19.8255N 2:23.0161W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7458 8150
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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