Terrace Walls Gazebos Steps Pond And Statue Adjoining South-East Of Wood House

The terrace walls, gazebos, steps, pond, and statue adjoin the south-east side of Wood House, and form part of the formal garden designed between 1899 and 1905 by Thomas Mawson. The entire complex is constructed of granite, with the exception of a bronze statue. The garden slopes downwards from the house, featuring a sunken croquet lawn with raised gravel paths enclosed by low granite walls in a crazy paving style, with flat granite ashlar coping. Small, square gazebos are situated on two corners, each with elliptical-headed arches and pyramid roofs. A third gazebo, located on the top right of the house, includes stone steps leading down to a lane outside the garden. Nearer the house, low granite walls incorporate rectangular posts and turned granite balusters, similar to those on the hall's parapet. Flights of granite steps provide access down the terraces. At the lower end of the lawn, a circular pond contains a bronze statue by Derwent Wood depicting a helmeted, naked youth holding a spear, and standing on a granite pedestal. The pond is positioned in front of a semi-circular exhedra defined by plain granite posts linked by iron bars, originally intended as a rose pergola. A gateway, with granite gate posts, ball caps, and an ornamental wrought iron gate, leads to further stone steps descending to a circular lawn. A sundial, formerly located at the centre of the lawn, is now listed separately. The garden descends the hillslope towards a landscaped lake and was part of a larger landscaping scheme designed by Mawson to accompany the rebuilding of Wood House, which Mawson considered a significant achievement.