Tirley Garth, Chester, England
Record Id: 3264
The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.
An early 20th century garden laid out by the architect C E Mallows, with advice from Thomas Mawson, to accompany contemporary country house which he also designed.
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING
Tirley Garth lies about 14 kilometres east of Chester and 0.5 kilometres north of the village of Utkinton in a rural area. The site, which occupies about 16 hectares, is bounded to the north by agricultural land and Tirley Lane, to the west largely by agricultural land and a footpath, beyond which lies a brook (outside the area here registered), to the east by agricultural land and a further brook, and to the south by a lane linking the villages of Willington and Utkinton. The site straddles a valley through which a small stream flows from north to south towards the Cheshire Plain. The ground slopes steeply down from the northern tip of the site, by Tirley Lane, to the lowest point at the southern boundary, at the main entrance to the site. The setting is rural, with long views extending south across the Plain from many parts of the house and gardens, towards Beeston and Peckforton Castles.
REFERENCES
The Studio 44, (June-September 1908), p 187; 45, (October 1908-January 1909), pp 31-42
T H Mawson, The Life and Work of an English Landscape Architect (1927), p 209
Country Life, 171 (18 March 1982), pp 702-705
H Jordan, Thomas Hayton Mawson 1861-1933 The English Garden Designs of an Edwardian Landscape Architect, (PhD thesis, London Univ 1988), p 565
P de Figueiredo and J Treuherz, Cheshire Country Houses (1988), pp 181-185
Tirley Garth, guidebook, (1990)
English Heritage Register Review: Cheshire (1995)
Maps
OS 6" to 1 mile: 2nd edition published 1911
OS 25" to 1 mile: 2nd edition published 1910
Archival items
C E Mallows, drawings of Tirley Garth (72.036.6(42)92M), (RIBA Library)
T H Mawson, site plans, c 1914 (private collection)
Description written: January 2002
Amended: March 2002
Edited: April 2002
Site designation(s)
English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England Grade II* Reference 5072
Principal building:
Country house Created 1908 to 1911 by Charles Edward Mallows
An Edwardian style house built in 1911 by C.E. Mallows.
Environment
Terrain: The site straddles a valley through which a small stream flows from north to south towards the Cheshire Plain. The ground slopes steeply down from the northern tip of the site to the lowest point at the southern boundary.
Visitor facilities
Opening contact details:
The garden is open on a few days only each year, under the National Gardens Scheme. Please check before planning a visit (telephone 01 829 732301).
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