Reference
PY/E10/36
Title
Old Warden: Repair and restoration of the Swiss Garden, Shuttleworth Estate
Date free text
1979-1986
Production date
From: 1979 To: 1986
Scope and Content
Old Warden: Repair and restoration of the Swiss Garden, Shuttleworth Estate
Includes:-
- correspondence with Department of the Environment [1982 & 1984] and Historic Buildings & Monuments Commission [1984 & 1985], and a cost and statement [1979], re: grant;
- plans of site boundary, site survey [1976], planting schemes [1983], location of work items [1982], dimensions of creeper arch [1983], and landscape rehabilitation [1982];
- County Architect’s restoration works programme, including photocopies of photographs of the small summer house, the original tree seat and its proposed replacement, an ornamental urn and two rose arches before restoration [1983-1985], and a report on water levels, banks and vegetation, including Stockgrove Country Park, Heath and Reach [1982];
- sketch of vine arch cast iron column [1982], schedule of casting for rose arches by Lew Keay & Sons [1982], and final account for iron work [n.d.];
- minutes of the Management Advisory Committee [1982-1984] and list of members [1983], and notes of the Officers’ Working Group [1982-3];
- itemised estimate for four to five year programme of landscape rehabilitation [1985];
- list of climbing shrubs for archway, planting schemes for island, hollow, summer house, walks and boundaries [1982 & 1983], and mention of the disease “Fire Blight” [1982];
- preparations for formal opening [1982], press notice [1983], and article extracted from House and Garden titled “A Garden Renewed” re: Swiss Garden [1985];
[L/01/P1 File IV]
Level of description
file