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Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Public
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: Craik family historically; current restoration by present owners

River

Style: Dry garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Public
Designer: Nicky Macpherson, with design assistance from Michael Innes
Commissioned by: Nicky and Ewen Macpherson

Wooden Fences Gates Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern

Style: Dry garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Limited public access
Designer: unknown

Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone

Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Cultural centre
Access: Limited public access
Designer: unknown

Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Limited public access
Designer: John Hignett / unknown
Commissioned by: Cartwright-Hignett family (later)

House Lake Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern Pagoda

Style: Strolling garden
Context: Botanical garden
Access: Public
Designer: Ray Clemo; Shirley Clemo
Commissioned by: Ray Clemo; Shirley Clemo

Stone bridge Tea House Bamboo Fences Gateways Screen Fences Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern

Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Cultural centre
Access: Closed / no public access
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: Stapehill Abbey / unknown

Wooden bridge Pavilion Bamboo Fences River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern

Established: 1863
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Limited public access
Designer: James Veitch
Commissioned by: James Veitch / Hugh Hammersley (later)

Wooden bridge Pavilion Lake River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Pagoda

Established: 1886
Style: Landscape garden
Context: Botanical garden
Access: Public
Designer: Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford / Lord Redesdale
Commissioned by: Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford / Lord Redesdale

Wooden bridge House River Recumbent stone Lantern Buddha statue

Established: 1900
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Public
Designer: Sir Edmund Loder; Rock Garden by James Pulham & Sons
Commissioned by: Sir Edmund Loder

Lake River Vertical Stone Recumbent stone

Established: 1901
Designer: Edward Atkinson Hornel
Commissioned by: Edward Atkinson Hornel

Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Crane

Established: 1901
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Commercial site
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Professor Suzuki; Mr Inaka
Commissioned by: Richard Benyon Page Croft

Wooden bridge Tea House Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Pavilion Lantern

Established: 1901
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: James Hudson
Commissioned by: Leopold de Rothschild

Wooden bridge River Lantern

Established: 1902
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Harold Peto
Commissioned by: Daisy, Countess of Warwick / Frances Evelyn Maynard

Tea House Lake

Established: 1903
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Private
Designer: Charles Oswald Liddell; possible Japanese specialist unknown
Commissioned by: Charles Oswald Liddell

Wooden bridge Tea House Lake Recumbent stone Lantern Pagoda Crane

Established: 1904
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Closed / no public access
Designer: Japanese firm of landscape architects; Backhouse, under the direction of David Peary
Commissioned by: Colonel James Ogston

River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone

Established: 1907
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Museum
Access: Public
Designer: Ethel Webb; unnamed Japanese horticulturist,
Commissioned by: Webb family / Ethel Webb

Stone bridge Pavilion River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1907
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Public
Designer: V. M. Gauntlett & Co. / Gauntlett Nurseries; Sir Harry Waechter
Commissioned by: Sir Harry Waechter

Wooden bridge Lake River Lantern Crane

Established: 1908
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: J. J. Sexby / London County Council Parks Department
Commissioned by: London County Council

Pavilion Lake River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone

Established: 1908
Style: Dry garden, Hybrid / mixed garden, Landscape garden, Strolling garden
Context: Commercial site, Private estate
Access: Public
Designer: Taki Handa; Professor Jijo / Jijo Soya Suzuki associated with supervision and later guidance
Commissioned by: Isabella “Ella” Robertson Christie

Stone bridge Wooden bridge Pavilion Tea House Gates Lake River Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1909
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Edward White
Commissioned by: Sir Jeremiah Colman

Wooden bridge Pavilion Lake Waterfall Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1910
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Commercial site
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Lady Jane Furness
Commissioned by: Sir Christopher Furness / Lord and Lady Furness

Wooden bridge Lake Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1910
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Public
Designer: Henrietta Bankes; no separate professional designer documented
Commissioned by: Henrietta Bankes

Wooden bridge Pavilion Tea House Bamboo Fences Gates Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1910
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Public
Designer: Waterer’s, reputedly; William “Willie” Dawes and Jeanie Dawes associated with the wider garden layout
Commissioned by: William “Willie” Dawes and Jeanie Dawes / Dawes family

Stone bridge Lake Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern

Established: 1910
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Hylton Philipson, in collaboration with Edward White
Commissioned by: Hylton Philipson

Wooden bridge Pavilion Lake River Waterfall Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern

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