Monthly Archives: February 2021

The Square at War

Posted on 27/02/2021 by The Gardens Trust

This post is another in my series about London squares and will look at what happened to them during the war. They were dug up for allotments and bomb shelters, used as bases for barrage balloons and most famously had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art history, Bloomsbury, conservation, Leicester Square, London Square, railings, Russell square, War | 1 Comment

Gardening Good Taste…according to The Studio

Posted on 20/02/2021 by The Gardens Trust

Some people [including me] are lucky enough to have found a second career after retirement by turning their hobbies into work or at least almost full time voluntary activity. One such was Charles Holme who, after a successful career in textiles, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art history, Charles Holme, Edith Adie, Ernest Arthur Rowe, George Elgood, Hampton Court, Lilian Stannard, The studio, Wilton | Leave a comment

Mornington Crescent and beyond

Posted on 13/02/2021 by The Gardens Trust

Our series of posts about the London Square has now reached the turn of the 20thc and the dawning recognition of their importance. So why Mornington Crescent? I’d guess that for most people all that Mornington Crescent means is … Continue reading →

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A picture is worth a thousand words: Drawing Tudor Royal Gardens…

Posted on 06/02/2021 by The Gardens Trust

At Christmastide 1497 a great fire broke out in Henry VII’s private chambers in the mainly wooden mediaeval palace at Sheen in Surrey. It burned for 3 hours destroying a large part of the building but it was reported that the … Continue reading →