Tag Archives: Chinese bridge

Looking East …

Posted on 18/08/2018 by The Gardens Trust

What’s the best known – and certainly most instantly recognizable – garden building in Britain? I ought to think of something clever to say at this point, or perhaps provide a list to choose from but I suspect that for … Continue reading →

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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 →