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Recording the Rococo : Thomas Robins

Posted on 05/05/2018 by The Gardens Trust

Sometimes one gets a real surprise from a book. I did a few weeks ago in the British Library… and I don’t mean when I started to read it, but literally when it was brought to the counter. There were … Continue reading →

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John Claudius Loudon…and cemeteries continued

Posted on 27/06/2014 by The Gardens Trust

John Claudius Loudon had been fascinated by death and burial for many years before he began designing cemeteries. His first, and probably most bizarre, work was the monument he designed for his parents’ grave in the churchyard of St John … Continue reading →