Trentham Gardens :: Shared Description

Trentham Gardens is a country estate of 450 hectares between Stoke and Stone in Staffordshire. The gardens were created by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown for the Duke of Sutherland, centred around a mile-long lake fed from the adjacent River Trent with formal gardens in the Italian style by Charles Barry to the north. Most of the original hall (also by Barry) at the north end of the estate was demolished c.1912, the remaining parts being grade II* listed. The estate as a whole is a Grade II* listed park (list entry 1001168).

For much of the 20th century following demolition of the hall, public access to the estate was free, and at various times the site included a Lido, ballroom and deer park.

After a period of closure from about 1980, the gardens reopened in 2004 but are now commercially owned and access is now by a fee, with a supplemental charge for entrance to the 'Monkey Forest' in the wooded hillside to the west of the lake. The main entrance is at the north-east corner through the open air shopping mall.
by Stephen Craven

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SJ8639 : Trentham Gardens: sluice arrangement by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: central avenue of the Italian garden by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: crocuses and cedar tree by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: view across the northern end of the lake by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: St Mary & All Saints church by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: flooded railway tracks by Stephen Craven
SJ8739 : Trentham Gardens: weir on the lake by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: fairy between two trees by Stephen Craven
SJ8639 : Trentham Gardens: southern car park by Stephen Craven
SJ8639 : Trentham Gardens: Spring Valley Stream by Stephen Craven
SJ8639 : Entrance to Trentham Monkey Forest by Stephen Craven
SJ8639 : Trentham Gardens: forest fence and lido steps by Stephen Craven
SJ8639 : Trentham Gardens: sluice arrangement (detail) by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: 'wishes do come true' (back) by Stephen Craven
SJ8739 : Trentham Gardens: primroses by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: 'wishes do come true' (front) by Stephen Craven
SJ8739 : Trentham Gardens: footbridge over the lake outflow by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: small daffodils by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: approaching Burke's Wood by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: remains of the grand entrance by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: tree with twisted trunk by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: cedar about to be pruned by Stephen Craven
SJ8639 : Trentham Gardens: birch planting by Stephen Craven
SJ8639 : Trentham Gardens: peardrop sculptures by Stephen Craven
SJ8640 : Trentham Gardens: owls in the Italian garden by Stephen Craven

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Created: Tue, 10 Mar 2020, Updated: Tue, 10 Mar 2020

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