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Canalised Course of the Tillingbourne:

The River Tillingbourne flows along the

north side of the house and may have

formed a part of the moat around the

original manor. The southern arm of the

river was filled in with spoil when the

mount was constructed. The channel is

now revetted in stone and forms an

attractive feature which separates the

house from the gardens to the north.

Grotto, Pool and Pulhamite Stonework:

Following the course of the Tillingbourne

down the eastern side of the house, there

are considerable areas of Pulhamite

stonework along its banks, including a

narrow bridge. The brick wall with halfround

clay tiles appears on photographs

of 1898 and continues along the terrace

on the south of the house. There is a

substantial Pulhamite grotto on the

eastern bank of the stream and a pool in

the corner of the house terrace, also

revetted with rockwork. Pulhamite is a

patent render system developed by

James Pulham in the mid 19th century. It

is used either in combination with real

boulders and brickwork, or as a complete

substitute, to create artificial rockwork.

Photo taken from the Irish garden of the River Tillingbourne 2009

Photograph taken for publication in Country Life Illustrated, dated 1898

Entrance Drive and Forecourt: The general arrangement of a straight driveway approaching from the north is indicated on 17th century sketches by John Evelyn and John Aubrey. The flank walls to the drive and the buildings which form the sides of the entrance date from a later period. Late 17 th Century watercolour of Wotton by John Aubrey Irish Garden: The Irish garden formally part of the park lying to the north of the house and was incorporated into the gardens in the late 19th century. The garden is enclosed on the north, east and west sides, with a fountain basin which survives in the centre constructed between 1872 and 1896. There are some fine trees in this area, notably a plane tree in the south-east corner.

Canalised Course of the Tillingbourne: The River Tillingbourne flows along the north side of the house and may have formed a part of the moat around the original manor. The southern arm of the river was filled in with spoil when the mount was constructed. The channel is now revetted in stone and forms an attractive feature which separates the house from the gardens to the north. Grotto, Pool and Pulhamite Stonework: Following the course of the Tillingbourne down the eastern side of the house, there are considerable areas of Pulhamite stonework along its banks, including a narrow bridge. The brick wall with halfround clay tiles appears on photographs of 1898 and continues along the terrace on the south of the house. There is a substantial Pulhamite grotto on the eastern bank of the stream and a pool in the corner of the house terrace, also revetted with rockwork. Pulhamite is a patent render system developed by James Pulham in the mid 19th century. It is used either in combination with real boulders and brickwork, or as a complete substitute, to create artificial rockwork. Photo taken from the Irish garden of the River Tillingbourne 2009 Photograph taken for publication in Country Life Illustrated, dated 1898

Page 2 and 3: The Manor of Wotton was first docum
Page 4 and 5: In 1694 Evelyn moved back to Wotton
Page 7 and 8: The house was built in the early 17
Page 9: John Evelyn was also a famous botan
Page 13 and 14: The Fountain: The fountain was orig

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