Chillington, Wolverhampton, England
Record Id: 792
The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.
HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT
The manor of Chillington has remained in the same family since 1178, which since that time has been known by the name of Giffard. Peter Giffard (died 1746), who inherited in 1718, began the rebuilding of the house and laid out a formal landscape around it, a landscape which was altered considerably in the third quarter of the century when Thomas Giffard (died 1776), who inherited the estate in 1748 two years after his half-brother's death, brought in Lancelot Brown (1716-83) and James Paine (1717-89) to enlarge and alter the park. Giffard's son, also Thomas (died 1823), continued his father's improvements by enlarging the house. Since that time, alterations to both house and grounds have been relatively minor.
People associated with this site
Other: Robert Bakewell (born 1682 died 1752)
Designer: Lancelot Brown (born 1716 died 06/02/1783)
Architect: James Paine (born 1717 died 1789)
Builder: Francis Smith (born 1672 died 1738)
Architect: Sir John Soane (born 10/09/1753 died 20/01/1837)
Builder: Thomas Telford (born 09/08/1757 died 02/09/1834)
Architect: Harry Inigo Triggs (born 28/02/1876 died 09/04/1923)
Designer: Thomas White the Elder (born 1736 died 1811)
Designer: Richard Woods (born 1716 died 30/04/1793)
Features
folly
There are follies in the grounds.
tree avenue
Feature created: 1600 to 1699
Avenue of oak trees.
walk
Estate walk.
canal
lake
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