The President of the Society is Professor Sir Bernard Lovell FRS
Vice Presidents: The Marchioness of Cholmondeley and Mrs W. A. Bromley Davenport.
Chairman:
Cornerways, 1 Syddall Avenue, Heald Green, Cheadle, Cheshire. SK8 3AA; Tel:0161 437 1789; e-mail: stantondavies@themail.co.uk.
60 Glebelands Road, Knutsford, Cheshire. WA16 9DZ,
Tel: 01565 633917.
Tel: 01565 633917.
Hon. Treasurer:
Malcolm H. Campbell,
32 Besford Court Estate, Besford, Worcester. WR8 9LZ.
Tel: 01386 554868
Tel: 01386 554868
Members of Management Committee
Mr C.T. Hurrell; Dr A.J. Entwistle; Mr G. Holden; Mrs E.M. Land; Mr J.C. Milner.
Auditors
Bruce Marshall & Co, Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors, 3 Crewe Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 4NE
A Short History of the Society
Tatton Park near Knutsford, Cheshire, was once one of the largest private estates in England and the seat of Maurice, the last Lord Egerton, who died in 1958 leaving the Hall and Park at Tatton to the National Trust without endowment. Thanks to Cheshire County Council’s taking responsibility for the running of Tatton Park the National Trust was able to accept the gift.
At that time, Col. John G Riddick Chairman of the Royal Botanical and Horticultural Society of Manchester and the Northern Counties and a friend of the late Lord Egerton, conceived the idea of using part of the former fruit garden as a botanic garden for the cultivation and display of ornamental shrubs, trees and herbaceous plants. Later in 1962 the Tatton Garden Society was formed and the garden became the Society's garden. Over the years, a garden of immense variety was developed to the plan of Mr Graham Stuart Thomas, then Chief Gardens Adviser to the National Trust.
Some years ago a National Trust plan to restore the garden to its original use as a fruit garden spelt the end of the botanic garden at Tatton. Following a grant from lottery funds, this work is under way and is almost complete. In 2003, the Society acquired the Quinta Arboretum from the Cheshire Wildlife Trust and has now taken over the management and development of a 28 acre arboretum of national importance. With the security of tenure obtained by ownership, the future development of this splendid site can proceed with confidence.
For a more detailed history of the Tatton Garden Society the reader is referred to "The Tatton Garden Society 1962 - 1982" by Mr A E R. Goulty published in "The Lakeland Gardener" Autumn l982, and Tatton Garden Society - The First 30 Years ' a booklet published privately by Mr Peter Linforth.
PSD/JRG November 2003
Some years ago a National Trust plan to restore the garden to its original use as a fruit garden spelt the end of the botanic garden at Tatton. Following a grant from lottery funds, this work is under way and is almost complete. In 2003, the Society acquired the Quinta Arboretum from the Cheshire Wildlife Trust and has now taken over the management and development of a 28 acre arboretum of national importance. With the security of tenure obtained by ownership, the future development of this splendid site can proceed with confidence.
For a more detailed history of the Tatton Garden Society the reader is referred to "The Tatton Garden Society 1962 -
PSD/JRG November 2003