Site Event/Activity record ECH6959 - Hoole House - Research and Recording

Summary Between 1826 and 1834, Lady Elizabeth Broughton created an extraordinary garden at Hoole House. A lawn studded with 27 round flower beds was bounded on 3 sides by a rockery, up to 10 m high, modelled on a scene in the Alps and planted with more than 70 different genera of plants. Through articles in several of his publications, J.C. Loudon brought this rockery and ‘gardenesque’ flower garden to the attention of the British gardening public. Historic maps show that the layout of Lady Broughton’s gardens remained intact until c.1954, when the then owner, Hoole Urban District Council, built council houses in the grounds. Hoole House, and possibly also the rockery, survived until 1972, when they were demolished and replaced with a new Hoole House of 36 flats for elderly people managed by Sanctuary Housing. Principal remaining features: One cedar tree in a private garden, documented 1913 and the current TPOs