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Walter McFarlane and the Cast-Iron Park

Posted on 18/02/2023 by The Gardens Trust

In the Victorian era cast iron became ubiquitous in our parks, our streets and our architecture more generally. It was impossible to avoid and made up a large part of park and street furniture,  from  bandstands to drinking fountains, railings to … Continue reading →

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Garden Rubbish

Posted on 11/02/2023 by The Gardens Trust

Many of you will remember I’m sure the best-selling comic history book 1066 And All That by Sellar and Yeatman, published first in 1930 but reprinted almost endlessly ever since. What you might not know is that they followed it … Continue reading →

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Nostell Priory

Posted on 04/02/2023 by The Gardens Trust

If you’ve been following the Gardens Trusts on-line lectures you’ll know that Yorkshire has a lot of unforgettable gardens, but there’s one that we haven’t yet covered: Nostell Priory near Wakefield. Nostell is a Palladian mansion with stunning Robert Adam … Continue reading →

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Cats!

Posted on 28/01/2023 by The Gardens Trust

Apologies if you’ve already seen this post.  I’ve had several messages saying that either the blog hadn’t arrived or that it wouldn’t open properly so I’m reposting it in the hope that we have better luck second time around. Humans have … Continue reading →

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Cats!

Posted on 28/01/2023 by The Gardens Trust

Humans have a love-hate relationship with cats. Personally I find it hard to understand why some people don’t like them. They’re very independent, clean and tidy, generally quiet and  pretty low maintenance,  and of course so instinctively clever that, unlike … Continue reading →

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