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Mrs Delany’s Petticoat
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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Tagged auricula, botanical art, Chinoiserie, embroidery, fashion, flowers, geranium, honeysuckle, Mrs Delany, parterre, Roses, ruins, William Kent
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Park Hill from Tate to Today
Last week’s post told the first part of the story of Park Hill, a Victorian estate in Streatham in what is now south London. In 1873 the house was put up for sale after the death of its builder William … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, conservatory, fernery, garden bridge, garden buildings, lawns, planning, Pulhamite, Robert Marnock, Rockery, ruins, streatham, terraces, William Goldring
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Hardwick Park – the Circuit Walk
This is a follow-on from last week’s post about Hardwick Park in County Durham, one of the great 18thc circuit walk gardens, now in the later stages of a very successful restoration programme. There are several descriptions of the circuit … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander pope, Banqueting House, Bathhouse, circuit walk, folly, Gothic, james Paine, Restoration, ruins, temple
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Sir John Soane and gardens…
My favourite museum in the entire country is Sir John Soane’s in Lincolns Inn Fields in central London. Soane is amongst England’s greatest architects and his former home and museum, built between 1792 and 1824, is simply fabulous in the truest sense of … Continue reading
