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John wrote of Wotton “The house is large … and so sweetly environ„d those many delicious streams and venerable woods, as in the judgement of strangers, as well as Englishmen, it may he compared to one of the most tempting and pleasant seates in the nation.”
John Evelyn was also a famous botanist and tree expert. He had many books published in his lifetime, several on the subject of trees and gardens, designing at least part of the gardens at Wotton, with some help from his brother George, in an Italian style, revolting against Tudor formalism. E VERE WOTTON HOUSE Extensive alterations were made to the original house in the second half of the 17th Century, and the house and grounds have continued to be altered and improved periodically ever since. The front of the house gives the appearance of a Tudor or Jacobean Mansion, but in reality this façade is a Victorian creation, carried out by William John Evelyn in the last half of the 19th Century. W J Evelyn also kept a menagerie near the House, including Kangaroos, which eventually escaped in the direction of Leith Hill. W J Evelyn‟s only son John succeeded him in 1908 and died in 1922. His older son C J A Evelyn, known as Jack, followed on, until inheritance by his nephew Mr Patrick Evelyn in 1965, who remains the present estate owner and Lord of the Manor of Wotton.
Page 2 and 3: The Manor of Wotton was first docum
Page 4 and 5: In 1694 Evelyn moved back to Wotton
Page 7: The house was built in the early 17
Page 11 and 12: Canalised Course of the Tillingbour
Page 13 and 14: The Fountain: The fountain was orig

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