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Glendurgan Maze

The cherry laurel maze at Glendurgan Garden in Cornwall, seen from the valley slope
Artwork FileMawnan Smith, Cornwall · United Kingdom

Glendurgan Maze

StandingSeptember 2022

Alfred and Sarah Fox · 1833 · Mawnan Smith, Cornwall

Photo: Geertivp / source (CC BY-SA 4.0). Full composition retained; resized from the Street Art Utopia archive.

Alfred and Sarah Fox planted Glendurgan’s maze in 1833 as a family amusement. Based on Sydney Gardens in Bath, it retains original cherry laurel and completed a four-year restoration in 2022. Source Source Checked

💡 4 things to know

  1. CreatorsAlfred and Sarah Fox. Source Checked
  2. Planted1833. Source Checked
  3. ModelInspired by Sydney Gardens in Bath. Source Checked
  4. HedgeOriginal cherry laurel survives. Source Checked

📍 Where it is

Mawnan Smith, Cornwall, United Kingdom Source Checked

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🗓️ Sightings

  1. 1833

    Maze planted · National Trust

  2. 1962

    Garden transferred to National Trust · Historic England

  3. 201816 Oct

    Maze photographed · Wikimedia Commons

  4. 202227 Sep

    Restoration completion reported · The Past

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✅ The facts

Creators
Alfred and Sarah Fox Source Checked
Planted
1833 Source Checked
Model
Inspired by Sydney Gardens in Bath Source Checked
Hedge
Original cherry laurel survives Source Checked
Stewardship
National Trust since 1962 Source Checked
Restoration
Four-year restoration completed in 2022 Source Checked

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All sources & image credits

Photo: Geertivp / source (CC BY-SA 4.0). Full composition retained; resized from the Street Art Utopia archive.

Last checked: 25 October 2026 · How we verify art