Description:In addition to developments involving the bowling green and new lawns, the long walk which had formed part of George Plaxton’s canals was also removed. Estate Accounts for 1746-1747 state that in February 1747 Robert Williams was paid seventeen pounds and one shilling ‘on account of moveing the Long walk’. The accounts indicate that this extensive work took a considerable amount of time, with Williams being paid over twenty one pounds for the same work in June 1747.
Contextual Information featured on pages relating to Trentham Gardens has been provided by Sue Gregory who has been instrumental in the research and selection of documents for this section. Sue has been part of the management team of Staffordshire Gardens & Parks Trust since its creation in 1992 and has over fourteen years of experience researching Trentham Gardens in the Sutherland Papers.