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Holkham continued…

Posted on 10/07/2021 by The Gardens Trust

We left the story of Holkham last week in the middle of all the activity that was taking place at the end of the 18thc under the aegis of Thomas Coke, the reforming MP and agricultural improver. He continued … Continue reading →

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Holkham

Posted on 03/07/2021 by The Gardens Trust

Where do I start in trying to describe Holkham? And it’s not just me. Historic England’s Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest says : ” Because of the complexity of this site, the standard Register entry format would … Continue reading →

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Kensington goes Italian

Posted on 19/09/2020 by The Gardens Trust

Last week I wrote the background story of the Royal Horticultural Society’s magnificent but short-lived gardens in South Kensington, and today I want to follow up with an account of the gardens themselves designed by William Andrews Nesfield. When I sat … Continue reading →

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Andrew Murray & the Lost Gardens of Kensington

Posted on 12/09/2020 by The Gardens Trust

Who was Andrew Murray I can hear you asking and how did he lose a garden, especially one in Kensington? Well, of course he didn’t actually personally lose the garden, but he did record it before it was lost. A … Continue reading →

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Austin & Seeley

Posted on 26/01/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Many months ago I posted several pieces tracing the story of Eleanor Coade and her artificial stone, which ornamented elite buildings and gardens in the later 18thc. A later post looked at the work of Mark Blanchard and John Blashfield … Continue reading →