The gardens occupy principally the south front of the mansion, and present a succession of 

 picturesque terraces, to the number of six. The upper one is the most extensive, and at each end is 

 a fine scroll-flower by Nesfield, the centre being occupied by a large urn in stucco. The second 

 terrace is divided from the first by a stone balustrade trained with creepers, which, from the windows 

 on the ground-floor of the house, conceals a new parterre laid out in the geometrical style, from an old 

 French design, but which detraction to the more effective character of the work will probably be shortly 

 removed. In the centre of this terrace stands a handsome bronze fountain, of foreign manufacture, 

 from the Exhibition of 1851, flanked by long flower-beds and large lofty vases filled with the richest 

 flowers. 



The succeeding terraces, from the rather abrupt nature of the ground, quickly follow each other, and 

 present that ' diversified and beautiful effect which a degree of taste and the knowledge of harmony in 

 ' floral architecture is sure to produce, Our Illustration is a representation of the fifth terrace, which, 

 from the elegance and beauty of its arrangement, is so generally and deservedly admired. The noble 

 fountain, which proceeds from the terrace still lower, bordered by some pretty lakes, is supplied, as are 

 all the others, from several immense reservoirs or dams, erected by the late Duke of Bridgewater, at a 

 place four miles distant, as a reserve for the canal ; and it was from the same source that those 

 voluminous streams of water were drawn by which the recent fire at Worsley Hall was so successfully 

 overcome. 



On the lawn facing the Hall is a very good specimen of the Wellingtonia gigantia, planted by Her 

 Most Gracious Majesty when visiting Worsley during the Manchester Exhibition of 1857. There is 

 also, near to it, a thriving English oak, planted at the same time by Her Koyal Highness the Princess 

 Frederick of Prussia. This part of the gardens contains a fine collection of thorns, with numerous beds 

 of rhododendrons, which thrive remarkably well, and other hardy shrubs in different stages of growth. 



A walk through a grove of ancient trees, their sombre shades relieved by groups of holly, Portugal 

 laurel, evergreens, oak, laurustinus, and others, leads from this part of the grounds to the kitchen garden, 

 which has lately been, and is still, undergoing considerable improvements. The situation is unfortunately 

 low, with a heavy subsoil, consequently the difficulty in obtaining such excellent crops of fruit and other 

 luxuries as are annually produced is all the greater. These gardens are about sixteen acres in extent, 

 and contain the usual vineries, pine pits, melon grounds, &c, with several walls trained with hardy fruit 

 trees. One of the most useful and really good inventions for the protection of wall fruit, the Trentham 

 wall-case, has just been erected here, and, independent of its great utility, adds considerably to the 

 appearance of the place. In conclusion we might, and with justice, add, that if what has so recently 

 been done is, as we doubt not, a criterion of what is to follow, these gardens, generally speaking, 

 cannot fail to become widely known as one of the most beautiful examples of the kind to be met with in 

 the country. 



