Tag Archives: Stowe

Eastbury

Posted on 30/05/2015 by The Gardens Trust

No it isn’t a disused rural railway station! Instead this intriguing arcaded house is all that remains of one of Baroque architect Sir John Vanbrugh’s greatest buildings. Vastly expensive and taking over 20 years to complete, Eastbury at Tarrant Gunville in … Continue reading →

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Mrs Montague : The Bluestocking Gardener

Posted on 21/02/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Elizabeth Montagu is best known today as one of the leaders of the bluestockings and a great lady of letters – she was ‘brilliant in diamonds, solid in judgement, critical in talk’ but it’s much less well known that she was an … Continue reading →

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Wedgwood, frogs and a hedgehog…

Posted on 26/09/2014 by The Gardens Trust

As I’m sure you’ll probably be aware the Wedgwood Collection, one of the most important industrial archives in the world and a unique record of over 250 years of British art, is under threat of being  sold off.  The Art Fund … Continue reading →

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The First Post: Stowe

Posted on 31/12/2013 by The Gardens Trust

When we started planning this blog we thought what better way to start than by suggesting a winter walk through one of our great historic gardens and landscapes.  Unfortunately the weather probably stopped most of us being able to do … Continue reading →

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