Floral 2

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.