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April 2018
Following on from Stephen Wass's lecture on the archaeology of water features, we have an opportunity to see his work on the renovations of the lake at Packwood House. Packwood House dates to the early 1600s and survived in its original form until the early C19th when its walls were covered with rendering as an attempt [...]
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To mark the bicentenary of Humphry Repton's death, eminent garden historian John Phibbs will lead a study day about Repton's work at Stoneleigh Abbey. Further talks will consider the earlier history of the estate and the influence it had on Jane Austen's vision of landscape. A tour of the Abbey and Repton's landscape will follow. Coffee, [...]
Find out moreJune 2018
Enjoy a day out to Perrycroft and Madresfield Park. The day is divided into two with a morning visit to Perrycroft, a stunning design by C.F.A. Vosey who had been commissioned by the industrialist J. A. Wilson in 1893 to build him a country house on a sloping hill above Upper Colwall with views focused on [...]
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THE GARDENS TRUST’S ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018 Our Conference this year will take place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September and be based at two separate but nearby venues in Birmingham’s leafy suburbs: the Edgbaston campus of the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Park Road B15 2TT and (3.5 km distant) the gloriously Venetian Gothic Highbury Hall, [...]
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[Image reproduced by kind permission of His Grace the Duke of Bedford and the Trustees of the Bedford Estates] As part of our celebrations for the Humphry Repton bicentenary we will visit Woburn Abbey, without doubt Repton's most prestigious commission and the one which he recognised as most fully realising his ideas and plans. After coffee [...]
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Revealing Repton: Approaches to the Art of Landscape Gardening Stephen Daniels, author of Humphry Repton: Landscape Gardening and the Geography of Georgian England (1999), will examine the way that Repton has been interpreted and commemorated. The appreciation of Repton's work and landscapes has developed in many ways over the years. In this lively and fully illustrated talk Professor [...]
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Hereford & Worcester Gardens Trust are holding an exhibition to celebrate the bi-centenary of the death of Humphry Repton (1752- 1818) and his work. The Art Gallery, Broad Street, Hereford. Saturday 6thOctober to Saturday December 1st 2018: Tuesday to Friday 10am to 4pm, Saturday 10am to 12.30 pm. Entrance free and an illustrated catalogue available. Three Red Books [...]
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Bodenham is a modern arboretum located in a protected valley just outside Kidderminster. Extending over some 54 acres, it features mature woodland, specimen trees and shrubs. At the heart are two chains of lakes and pools. It was begun in 1973 when planting started on farmland and earthworks were undertaken to create the lakes. Planting continues [...]
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The Art of Landscape Gardening Our new exhibition celebrates Humphry Repton (1752 – 1818) and his rare and beautiful Red Books. See how Repton’s career unfolded in this special exhibition which brings together Red Books and watercolour paintings, many never publicly displayed before, to celebrate the bicentenary of his death. 24 Red Books are on display, [...]
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