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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 half-round 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 19 th 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
Eastern area of the Garden A small fountain basin dating from the early 20 th century lies to the east of the stream, surrounded by what may have been the tiled floor of a small greenhouse. This floor has been gravelled over to protect the tiles from the elements. The alignment of the brick wall which currently forms the eastern and southern boundaries of the garden corresponds with a wall shown on one of John Evelyn's sketches. It is possible to walk along the eastern bank of the stream and to cross to the western side above a small cascade. Eastern lawn fountain basin, photo taken 2009 Terrace and Main Garden to the South of the House The terrace on the south side of the house was shown lying between the house and the moat on John Evelyn‟s drawing of the garden in 1640. The moat was later filled in and the present terrace is a 19 th century restoration. The wide axial path linking the house to the temple is similar to the original design but is also a 19 th century restoration. “A Rude Draft of Wotton garden before my Bro: altered it and as it was 1640”, by John Evelyn
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