Spetchley Park Gardens ...a place to unwind Also available for Corporate Hire, Weddings & Photo shoots Garden Guide Spetchley Park was brought by Rowland Berkeley in 1606. The original house was Tudor and once stood 100 yards closer to the lake than the current mansion you see today. On the eve of the Battle of Worcester in 1651 the house was used by the Royalist Presbyterian Army who burnt it to the ground. Some say because they had enjoyed themselves a bit too much on the eve of the battle whilst another story indicates it was deliberate to avoid it falling into Cromwell’s hands. The current house was built on the site of the old stables. It was designed in the Palladian style by the eminent architect John Tasker and completed in 1811. The great cedars in the garden were brought from Lebanon as seed by John Evelyn, the diarist and friend of the family. Edward Elgar stayed at Spetchley many times and went to school at St Anne’s school, just opposite the front entrance to the gardens. He would take the Gardeners cottage, still occupied today by the current Head Gardener, and it was the gardens that inspired him to pen part of his great composition, The Dream of Gerontius. He would also fish on the lake and the current owner, John Berkeley, remembers being bounced on Elgar’s knee as a small child! The gardens were dramatically improved in the Victorian times by Rose Berkeley and her sister Ellen Willmott, considered by many to be the finest lady horticulturalist of her generation and in 1924 the gardens became one of the first in the Country to open to the public under the National Garden Scheme. Now they extend to 30 acres, with a collection of many rare plants. During World War II the house was earmarked to be the Headquarters for the War Cabinet but instead it became a recuperation centre for convalescing American pilots and the garden continues to inspire visitors to this day. Designed and printed by Ambassador who operate an Environmental Management System that meets the requirements of ISO 14001. Tel 0117 965 5252 www.spetchleygardens.co.uk
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SpetchleyPark Gardens
...a place to unwindAlso available for Corporate Hire,
Weddings & Photo shoots
Garden Guide
Spetchley Park was brought byRowland Berkeley in 1606. Theoriginal house was Tudor and oncestood 100 yards closer to the lakethan the current mansion you seetoday.
On the eve of the Battle of Worcester in 1651 the house was usedby the Royalist Presbyterian Army who burnt it to the ground.
Some say because they had enjoyed themselves a bit too much onthe eve of the battle whilst another story indicates it was deliberateto avoid it falling into Cromwell’s hands.
The current house was built on the site of theold stables. It was designed in the Palladianstyle by the eminent architect John Tasker andcompleted in 1811. The great cedars in thegarden were brought from Lebanon as seed byJohn Evelyn, the diarist and friend of thefamily.
Edward Elgar stayed at Spetchleymany times and went to school at StAnne’s school, just opposite thefront entrance to the gardens. Hewould take the Gardeners cottage,still occupied today by the currentHead Gardener, and it was thegardens that inspired him to pen part of his great composition, TheDream of Gerontius. He would also fish on the lake and the currentowner, John Berkeley, remembers being bounced on Elgar’s knee asa small child!
The gardens were dramatically improved inthe Victorian times by Rose Berkeley and hersister Ellen Willmott, considered by many tobe the finest lady horticulturalist of hergeneration and in 1924 the gardens becameone of the first in the Country to open to thepublic under the National Garden Scheme.Now they extend to 30 acres, with a collectionof many rare plants.
During World War II the house was earmarked to be theHeadquarters for the War Cabinet but instead it became arecuperation centre for convalescing American pilots and thegarden continues to inspire visitors to this day.
Designed and printed by Ambassador whooperate an Environmental ManagementSystem that meets the requirements ofISO 14001. Tel 0117 965 5252
www.spetchleygardens.co.uk
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GARDEN COTTAGE
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ROSE LAWN
CORK LAWN
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1 - Tea Rooms2 - Apollo Statue3 - Alcove, Adam & Eve4 - Serbian Spruce
5 - Cedar Tree6 - Lucombe Oak7 - Root House8 - Swamp Cypress
KEYBased upon the OrdnanceSurvey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M.Stationery Office. Crowncopyright reserved.
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