Landscaping

During early restoration works City & Country discovered original plans and detailed drawings showing formal gardens and ‘airing courtyards’ designed for patients of the hospital. The detailed proposals were never realised but they have now been included for the benefit of future residents as part of the extensive award winning landscape masterplan. These beautifully landscaped and tranquil courtyard gardens now provide a space for the quiet enjoyment of the historic setting.

In 2008 the development won the Principal Award for soft landscaping at the BALI National Landscape Awards. The judges commented that the development was “a very impressive refurbishment of the Victorian Warley Hospital grounds with a visually stunning landscape reflecting the original designs of the 1850s”.