Grand designs & small details

We have just put the finishing touches to two new Mansion exhibitions which will run from July 18th to 30th October 2011 at Tatton.


“In Our View” is an exhibition of beautiful photographs taken by our Ranger team. Each team member has selected the best from their own personal photographic collections. This magical exhibition shows something of the amazing diversity of flora and fauna of the Tatton estate from the perspective of people who work closely in this environment.

The Nature Table will bring to mind school day collections of things found on rambles in the country, and we hope that the exhibition will inspire our visitors to bring their own cameras to take amazing natural history photos in the Park.

Working with nature again, but this time Geodiversity, a trail will lead you through the Mansion at Tatton highlighting various geological materials which have been used in its construction. This is all part of our architectural theme for the summer.

Caroline Schofield setting up the exhibition

“Grand Designs and Small Details” is our second exhibition, which takes a look at the development of the Mansion building at Tatton Park throughout the Georgian and Regency periods. The Tatton Park Architectural Drawings Conservation, Digitisation and Access project has recently led to the conservation of 97 important original architectural drawings of the house, including those by architects Samuel and Lewis William Wyatt. A further 56 drawings are currently with our paper conservator undergoing studio conservation. Over 100 drawings have now been digitally scanned, and selected images of them have been used to tell the story of the Egertons and their house and home making. In addition we are displaying some of the original drawings which architect Lewis William Wyatt produded for the interior details of the house. These drawings are fragile – so make the most of the rare opportunity to come and see them.


Caroline Schofield, Mansion & Collections Manager, Tatton Park