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Victorian Jubilations

Posted on 04/06/2022 by The Garden History Blog

The Victorian age saw public parks springing up all round the country. Rapid urbanization and industrialization led to poor housing, grinding poverty and fears of social unrest. Parks were seen, by reformers, as one way of diffusing potential problems … Continue reading →

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Sir Frank Crisp and Friar Park

Posted on 27/04/2019 by The Garden History Blog

Way back in March 2017 I wrote about gnome-loving eccentric, Sir Charles Isham, and at the time thought there couldn’t be anyone else quite as besotted with the little men in red hats. But I was wrong! Don’t be fooled by … Continue reading →