Tag Archives: Chinoiserie

Angling for attention…

Posted on 18/07/2020 by The Gardens Trust

You don’t have to be the slightest bit interested in fishing to be attracted to some of  the buildings associated with it.  Because of their settings, many are delightful places to spend time in: after all what’s nicer than sitting … Continue reading →

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The Pagoda at Chanteloup

Posted on 29/02/2020 by The Gardens Trust

If I asked you to think of a pagoda in  a European garden I suspect your automatic reaction would be to think of the one at Kew. But there is another, perhaps inspired by it, in an imposing position in … Continue reading →

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East comes West

Posted on 08/09/2018 by The Gardens Trust

Dr Johnson wrote in 1738 : “There are few nations in the world more talked of, or less known than the Chinese.”  He was reflecting on the latest book about China to be published, one which Patrick Conner in Oriental Architecture in the … Continue reading →

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Mrs Delany’s Petticoat

Posted on 07/07/2018 by The Gardens Trust

I write about all sorts of strange things on this blog but can’t think of much more obscure than this week’s starting point which is a Georgian firescreen which turns out not to be just a firescreen but part of … Continue reading →

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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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