Tag Archives: Sir John Soane

Castles for Cows…

Posted on 28/04/2018 by The Gardens Trust

The recent post on chickens and their houses provoked a lot interest and laughs and since many of the sites which had eccentric or extravagant buildings for poultry also had them for other domestic or farmyard beasts I thought I’d follow … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged animals, Badminton, Cadland, culzean, Farm, Humphry Repton, John Adey Repton, John Plaw, Port Elliott, Robert Adam, Rousham, Sir John Soane, Thomas Wright, William Kent | Leave a comment

Eggscellent Eggsamples of Eggscentricity…

Posted on 31/03/2018 by The Gardens Trust

On Tuesday I suddenly realised that it was Easter this weekend, before then quickly realising that I had completely forgotten about writing a special festive blogpost. I could have chickened out but I eggspect you’ll have guessed by now what … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged easter, Frogmore, Landmark Trust, Leighton Hall, poultry, Puckler-Muskau, Queen Victoria, Sir John Soane, Tong, Welbeck, Woburn | 1 Comment

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 →