Tag Archives: london

Mornington Crescent and beyond

Posted on 13/02/2021 by The Garden History Blog

Our series of posts about the London Square has now reached the turn of the 20thc and the dawning recognition of their importance. So why Mornington Crescent? I’d guess that for most people all that Mornington Crescent means is … Continue reading →

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A picture is worth a thousand words: Drawing Tudor Royal Gardens…

Posted on 06/02/2021 by The Garden History Blog

At Christmastide 1497 a great fire broke out in Henry VII’s private chambers in the mainly wooden mediaeval palace at Sheen in Surrey. It burned for 3 hours destroying a large part of the building but it was reported that the … Continue reading →

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The Pergola, Hampstead.

Posted on 06/06/2020 by The Garden History Blog

My favourite garden in London is very sadly currently out of bounds to the public because of covid19, although I have just taken advantage of the slight relaxation of the lockdown to walk around the outside. But if I can’t … Continue reading →

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Ada and her garden village

Posted on 29/09/2018 by The Garden History Blog

It’s not often I’d guess that a local election manifesto gets taken that seriously, is implemented and referred to and read decades after it was written, and even talks about gardens. But an exception might be the 1922 election address … Continue reading →