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Set aside from the Broad Walk, the self- contained intimate garden retains a complete sense of the
Victorian era. The timber and stone gazebo depicted is one of a pair constructed at the time of the
building of Tyntesfield and the establishment of the gardens. Internally decorated on both walls and
floor are elaborate designed tiles made by Milton the leading decorative tile manufacturers of the
Victorian period. The style of the gazebos and surrounding walls directly relate to the high Victorian
Gothic style expressed in the main house. The garden at the time provided fine views over the valley
and Yeo river, towards the Mendip Hills.
The painting depicts a sense of the private world of the Gibbs family - a moment to be absorbed in
the delightful garden that was created.
Tyntesfield, North Somerset. NT
