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March 2021
On Line Talk Stephen has been undertaking a series of archaeological investigations in the Stowe Landscape, including the Cascade, The Doric Arch and the approaches to the Rotunda (see images). He will be updating us on these, revealing how the layout of various parts of the landscape have been adapted and changed over time. It is [...]
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There are three tree cathedrals in Britain - places where trees have been planted to emulate the spatial form of medieval gothic cathedrals - yet these special and eccentric groves are little-known and understood. Camilla Allen has been researching these places since first stumbling on a photo of the Glencuitten tree cathedral in the first journal [...]
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It is with great regret that we have again decided to cancel this event, since it is unlikely that the Covid-19 vaccination programme will be sufficiently advanced. In belated memory of Jean Nicholson we will be visiting Middleton Hall, near Tamworth. Jean was among a small group of us invited to a memorable familiarisation day at [...]
Find out moreMay 2021
It is hoped that Joe Hawkins will be sufficiently recovered to guide us around Hagley following his inspirational talk on the restoration of this important C18 garden. We will also be given a guided tour of the house, perhaps Sanderson Miller's greatest masterpiece. The bluebells should be at their best. N.B. This visit is strictly limited to [...]
Find out moreJune 2021
Two stunning Cotswold gardens 'each in its own bubble of tranquillity'. Miserden Park (nr. Stroud), a property of the Wills family since 1913, is a suitably historic property to have won Historic Houses Association 'Garden of the Year' in 2018. For centuries a royal manor (at one time providing the dowries for Henry VIII's many wives) [...]
Find out moreJuly 2021
A second house and garden visit and another celebration of the achievements of a preservation trust. Lamport was home to a branch of Northamptonshire's ancient Isham family from 1560 until the death of Sir Gyles Isham, 12th Baronet, in 1976. After the National Trust refused to take on the property, because of its poor condition and [...]
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