Landscape at Trentham Gardens to be restored to mark 300 years…

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FAMILIES will find even more to enjoy at a top Staffordshire attraction when a 250,000 revamp is complete.

To mark 300 years since the birth of landscape designer Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, a new project has been launched at Trentham Gardens to restore one of his lost parklands.

St Modwen, which manages the 725-acre estate, plans to reveal more of the 18th-century architect's work, which is largely hidden by woodland.

Mike Herbert, regional director at St Modwen, said: "The long-term vision was always not just to do with the gardens but for the whole park and woodland too. We were already starting to plan work on the park and it just coincides with the national celebrations of Capability Brown.

"The latest restoration works are a celebration of Capability Brown's original vision for Trentham and are part of St Modwen's ongoing commitment to the long-term future of The Estate.

"The Capability Brown Restoration Project will enhance visitors' perception of the scale and grandeur of Trentham's historic landscape.

"We look forward to seeing the transformation of the west side of the lake and sharing Capability Brown's influence on Trentham with our many visitors."

The project will be focused on around one per cent of the entire estate and comes ahead of the national Capability Brown Festival in 2016.

Using his original plan, contractors will open up a new area of woodland to visitors which is the best surviving element of Brown's work and connect it with the upper west side of the lake.

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