Castle Bromwich
Hall Gardens
Photographs > The Maze > An Introduction
The present maze was a 19th century addition to the gardens. The design however dates to an earlier period. During the early stages of restoration it was discovered to be a distorted mirror image of the Hampton Court maze which was attributed to George London and Henry Wise. This is not surprising since London and Wise did a lot of work at Castle Bromwich at the end of the 17th century.
The Hampton Court Maze
If you stretch it out into a rectangle and flip it over from side to side you will see that it matches the one at Castle Bromwich.
Castle Bromwich Maze
Planted with hedges of Ilex Aquifolium (Holly) with a gate (oo near bottom edge) guarding the short cut to the centre.
Planted with hedges of Ilex Aquifolium (Holly) with a gate (oo near bottom edge) guarding the short cut to the centre.