Two Gazebos And Attached Walls, Railings And Steps At Hidcote Manor Gardens

Two gazebos, built in the early 20th century, are located at Hidcote Manor Gardens, designed and decorated by Major Lawrence Johnston, the creator of the garden. A squared limestone wall and steps lead up to the terrace where the gazebos stand. The left gazebo features an undecorated domed ceiling and two sets of double doors facing each other, with the left door leading down a flight of 10 steps flanked by a curving iron balustrade. The gazebo is constructed of Flemish bond brick with limestone slate roofs that curve to a point, topped with ball finials on decorative square bases. It has a heavily moulded wooden eaves cornice and a simple square plan, single storey, with a single 20th-century, 2-light casement window featuring leaded lights. The right gazebo has a semi-circular step leading up to 20th-century glazed double doors in the left wall, which have wood glazing bars set in a flat brick-headed surround with a decorative limestone keystone above. Inside, the domed ceiling is painted with four Chinese blue and white vases, and the right wall has a projecting ledge decorated with hand-painted tiles, likely collected by Lawrence Johnston from France and the Low Countries. This property is managed by the National Trust.