History of Cheslyn Gardens
Henry and Daisy Colbeck originally owned the house and gardens. Mr Colbeck was a renowned architect, and designed Cheslyn House; he and his wife created the original gardens. The Colbecks travelled a lot, and this is reflected in the range of unusual and exotic plants in the gardens.
From 1965, the council ran Cheslyn in partnership with the Colbecks, and increased the size of the gardens to their present day size of 1.41 hectares (3.5 acres). The council took full control on Mr Colbeck's death, and since then have developed the gardens, with new features added such as the pond, rock garden, large herbaceous borders and the aviary. The brick arch leading to the woodland area is all that remains of the original boundary of the gardens.
