Tag Archives: monastery

Visiting a Duke 18thc style…

Posted on 09/02/2019 by The Gardens Trust

At the end of last year I wrote about the travel journals of John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington. His diaries are, unlike most 18thc published writing, quite informal in style , probably because he had no intention of putting his … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antiquarian, grimsthorpe, Humphry Repton, John Byng, John Vanbrugh, monastery, ruins, rustic, Topiary, tourism, travel, William Stukeley | Leave a comment

The Glastonbury Thorn

Posted on 22/12/2018 by The Gardens Trust

One of the things that historians like to boast about is their devotion to evidence. Facts without corroboration are merely assertions. Good stories without witness statements or documentary support are just that: good stories. The further back in time one … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged baring-gould, celia fiennes, christianity, Christmas, Cornwall, hawthorn, Henry VIII, Joseph of arimathea, king arthur, monastery, ruins, Turner, vandalism, Virgin Mary, William Blake, William of Malmesbury | 3 Comments

St Fiacre

Posted on 01/09/2018 by The Gardens Trust

I forgot to celebrate St Fiacre’s day last year. I bet you did too. But I did better this year and did so in the appropriate surroundings of the Gardens Trust’s annual conference in Birmingham which is taking place … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fiacre, France, gardeners, hermit, Ireland, Jean de la Quintinye, John Claudius Loudon, Louis XIV, monastery, pilgrim, saint, shrine, Versailes, well | 1 Comment

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Visiting a Duke 18thc style…

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