Monument of George Granville at Trentham Gardens
Monument to George Granville, 2nd Duke of Sutherland at Trentham Gardens in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire. Married to Duchess Harriet they employed the celebrated architect Charles Barry to undertake a £123,000 building programme at Trentham Hall in 1833. This included rebuilding Charles Heathcote Tatham's original dining room and conservatory as well as putting a belvedere tower over the old kitchen. The Orangery, Sculpture Gallery and Clock Tower were added and in 1842 he rebuilt Trentham Church. The earliest record of Trentham is in the Domesday Book of 1086. In 1153 Henry II created a Royal Deer Park. The land changed hands several times until wool merchant James Leveson purchased it in 1540. The Levesons (later Leveson-Gower) held the land until 1948. The first lake was created from 1746-1748. The landscape designer 'Capability Brown' made many changes to the estate from 1759-1780. The family married into the Sutherlands in 1803. In 1808 the architect Charles Heathcote Tatham completed a new mausoleum. This building is still standing and Stoke-On-Trent's only Grade I listed building; he also added to the hall itself. The statue is on Monument Hill at the southern end of the lake. It was during this period that the internationally renowned Italien Gardens (between the hall and the lake) were designed and laid out. As the River Trent, which runs through the estate, became increasingly polluted, the stench finally drove the family from the hall. It was mostly demolished in 1911. Between the two world wars a new ballroom was built with an Art Deco lido outside. In the post war years it became a music venue for the likes of The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. After several 'ups and downs' it is was purchased in 1996 by St. Modwen includes: restoration of the Italian Gardens, woodland and wildlife habitat restored, statue of Perseus restored, garden centre built, two hotels, timber-built retail development, monkey forest, holiday lodges and much more.
Size: 5313px × 3518px
Location: Trentham Gardens, Stone Road, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © dean nixon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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