Introduction
Tedsmore Hallwas built in 1768, and further developed in the second half of the 19th century. By the 19th century it was surrounded by well-respected grounds, with long avenues, walks, shrubberies, kitchen gardens and an ice-house.
- History
Tedsmore Hall, in West Felton, was built in 1768 for Richard Bulkeley Hatchett, being remodelled and extended in a gothick style in the mid and later 19th century.
By 1817 it was surrounded by grounds approached from the west by a fine double avenue of trees over a half mile long. In the later 19th century shrubberies and walks lay north of the Hall, and kitchen gardens and an ice-house to the east. The main carriage approach, guarded by a lodge, lay to the south-west.
In 1884 Tedsmore Hall was the home of the Revd. T. Bulkeley Owen. Its gardens were highly regarded, and the subject of a lengthy article in The Gardeners' Chronicle.
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
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- Features & Designations
Features
- Country House (featured building)
- Description: Mid-18th-century build, with 19th-century gothick alterations.
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- Avenue
- Description: Double tree-lined avenue, over half a mile long. There was also a carriage approach, and smaller designed walks were present by 1884.
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- Shrubbery
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- Icehouse
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- Kitchen Garden
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- Planter
- Description: 13 bell jars / hand glasses offered for sale in 1836.
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- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Extant
Civil Parish
West Felton
- References
References
- Stamper, P. {Historic Parks and Gardens of Shropshire} Shrewsbury: Shropshire Book (1996, p. 40, 41, fig. 29). Historic Parks and Gardens of Shropshire