History

The land for the park was given by Lord Tredegar in 1891. Mawson won the competition (despite submitting designs for the wrong site) and the park opened in 1894. Mawson designed the layout for the park, and virtually all the buildings including terraces and tea pavilion, lodges, bridges, walls and gatepiers. Mawson became a landscape architect and town planner of international importance with commissions throughout Britain, and also in Canada and Greece.
The "Rustic Tea House" was built around 1910 (cost £135) to provide additional space for serving teas in rainy weather.

Exterior

Wooden structure with hipped tiled roof supported on wooden pillars. Five bays by two of segmental arches with rails above rising to eaves. End bays, and 2 to NW, have diagonal lattice screens.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for group value with adjacent listed Pavilion and Terraces.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29500285

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)