The 13-shire-view

Two references to ‘thirteen-shire-views’, written almost 150 years apart, but found by me in a few weeks time: that can not be a coincidence. Is the 13-shire-view a theme in Britain?

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Two references to ‘thirteen-shire-views’, written almost 150 years apart, but found by me in a few weeks time: that can not be a coincidence. Is the 13-shire-view a theme in Britain?

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The obese hens of Hampton Court

I thought it was about time I drew some attention towards the group I run 1‘Run’ is a big word, I need to start updating the lists of gardens again, which is my self-inflicted duty as the group admin. But the lack of updating on my part, luckily does not…

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Garden front plans for Wotton

Up till two months before his death, George Grenville kept looking at developments at Stowe (his elder brother’s estate) as inspiration for his own Wotton House.

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Up till two months before his death, George Grenville kept looking at developments at Stowe (his elder brother’s estate) as inspiration for his own Wotton House.

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A well placed asterisk, George

George Grenville (1712-1770), statesman, writes a poem that could be understood as an attempt to protect some trees. However…

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George Grenville (1712-1770), statesman, writes a poem that could be understood as an attempt to protect some trees. However…

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Well, I díd ask…

I asked a question in my last post. This one: “Or could the circular area -with or without building- surrounded by a thick planting of evergreens have been the norm at the time?“. ‘At the time’, being the 1720s, as that was when two drawings of such a circular open…

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Gardens of association

Today a month ago the 2013 Painshill Conference, titled ‘Gardens of Association: the Roles and Meanings of Garden Buildings in Eighteenth Century Landscapes’, kicked off for a remarkable two days of lectures and discussion. I do not intend (or pretend) to write a review of this great and interesting conference,…

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Swimming in the garden

An easily overlooked reference from 1766 indicates that the owner of Huys ten Donck (Ridderkerk) liked to swim in a ditch in his garden. No evidence of a bath house or similar structure has survived.

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An easily overlooked reference from 1766 indicates that the owner of Huys ten Donck (Ridderkerk) liked to swim in a ditch in his garden. No evidence of a bath house or similar structure has survived.

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A triple bridge at Den Alerdinck

Den Alerdinck is the next northern example of the triple bridge. It was designed c1800, possibly by G.A. Blum(e) (1765-1827).

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Den Alerdinck is the next northern example of the triple bridge. It was designed c1800, possibly by G.A. Blum(e) (1765-1827).

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