Tag Archives: Twickenham Park

An unlikely Michaelanglo: John Buonarotti Papworth

Posted on 23/09/2017 by The Gardens Trust

The wonderfully named John Buonarrotti Papworth, was an architect , interior and garden designer and a near contemporary of John Claudius Loudon, Humphry Repton and Frederick Crace. You may not have heard of him, or if you had, maybe like … Continue reading →

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Batty’s arti-natural Principles

Posted on 29/07/2017 by The Gardens Trust

The wonderfully named Batty Langley was a gardener’s son who followed in his fathers footsteps and then turned surveyor, landscape gardener, artificial stone maker, would-be architect and garden designer, as well as prolific author. Well he had to do something … Continue reading →

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KIP & KNYFF: Part 1: Knyff

Posted on 01/04/2017 by The Gardens Trust

To most people “Kip & Knyff” sounds like a bit like a Victorian music hall act, but say “Kip and Knyff” to a garden or architectural historian and they will instantly picture a bird’s eye view of a great English … Continue reading →