Tag Archives: Coade

Austin & Seeley

Posted on 26/01/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Many months ago I posted several pieces tracing the story of  Eleanor Coade and her artificial stone,  which ornamented  elite buildings and gardens in the later 18thc. A later post looked at the work of Mark Blanchard and John Blashfield … Continue reading →

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Hulne Priory

Posted on 08/07/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Sometimes you visit a historic house or garden and think to yourself…. I could live here. Sometimes you have second thoughts and add …if only it wasn’t so remote or inhospitable a setting.  That was certainly my reactions on visiting Hulne … Continue reading →

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Artificial Stone 4: Post-Coade potteries

Posted on 13/08/2016 by The Gardens Trust

While Eleanor Coade’s factory was the dominant player in the artificial stone market in the late 18th and early 19thc there were others. A few using their own magic mixtures and from the 1820s onwards others began using the new … Continue reading →

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Artificial Stone 3: Coade broken

Posted on 06/08/2016 by The Gardens Trust

In two earlier posts we have seen the rise and triumph of Eleanor Coade’s artificial stone business. [Catch up on them at:   http://wp.me/p4brf0-vR6  &   http://wp.me/p4brf0-vR8 ]  Eleanor was a successful entrepreneur dominating the market in architectural decoration and … Continue reading →

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Artificial Stone 2: Eleanor’s enterprise

Posted on 19/03/2016 by The Gardens Trust

Monty Don has done it again.  A couple of months ago I wrote a post about scything and lawns and he then immediately demonstrated how to do it on The Secret History of the British Garden.   Next, I was writing … Continue reading →

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