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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Summary

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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Summary

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

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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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