Tag Archives: Banqueting House

Gibside

Posted on 10/09/2022 by The Gardens Trust

I wonder what George would have made of the children picnicking or playing football on his lawn? He’d probably be more concerned that both his house and orangery lie in ruins and wonder how his wonderful estate came to such … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avenues, Banqueting House, chapel, conservation, garden buildings, Georgian, Jacobean, james Paine, National Trust, orangery, Stephen Switzer, walled garden | 1 Comment

Hardwick Park – the Circuit Walk

Posted on 12/03/2016 by The Gardens Trust

This is a follow-on from last week’s post about Hardwick Park in County Durham, one of the great 18thc circuit walk gardens, now in the later stages of a very successful restoration programme. There are several descriptions of the circuit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alexander pope, Banqueting House, Bathhouse, circuit walk, folly, Gothic, james Paine, Restoration, ruins, temple | 2 Comments

Eternal Wrest…

Posted on 18/10/2014 by The Gardens Trust

Wrest Park is a rarity. I’ve heard comments that the house looks a bit like a mundane French provincial station but, if so, it is a Grade 1 listed French provincial railway station, and mundane on the outside only. Inside … Continue reading →