Reference
PY/E10/34
Title
Old Warden: Repair and restoration of the Swiss Garden, Shuttleworth Estate
Date free text
1972-1977
Production date
From: 1972 To: 1977
Scope and Content
Old Warden: Repair and restoration of the Swiss Garden, Shuttleworth Estate
Includes:
- survey and reports by B.B.West R.I.B.A., of Chrystal and West, Chartered Architects, 39 The Grove, Bedford [1972 & 1974]
- survey, layout plans and reports by County Architect [1975]
- itemised estimate for Phases I and II by Historic Buildings Council of England [1975]
- County Architect’s proposed programme to £90,000 [1976]
- description and dates of buildings by Halsey Lightly & Hemsley [1975]
- recommendations by Shuttleworth Wildlife Survey team [n.d.]
- preliminary landscape reports and planting scheme for The Grotto area [1976 & 1977]
- management plan [n.d.]
- notes of weekly site meetings re: The Grotto and temporary cover to The Swiss Cottage [1977]
- details of property ownership, literary works and other sources of information between 1861-1901 re: William Wilkinson, architect of Witney and Oxford, his nephew Harry Wilkinson Moore and Clapon Crabb Rolfe
- plan of glazing colours in the lancet window of The Grotto [1977]
- scaffolding contract with SGB Scaffolding Contracts Division, Barton-le-Cley [1976]
- details of company: William, Daniel & Charles Edward Bailey of High Holborn, London, ironmongers and smiths 1781-1870
- details of Thomas Cato & Son, iron wireworkers, of 89 Holborn Hill, London 1785-1846;
- article from Country Life by Mavis Batey titled “An English View of Switzerland” re: history of Swiss cult in England 1820-1860, with particular reference to and photographs of The Swiss Garden, Old Warden [1977]
[L/01/PI(a) FILE II)
Level of description
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