Tag Archives: Picturesque

William Sawrey Gilpin

Posted on 26/11/2016 by The Garden History Blog

My trip to Westonbirt last month introduced me to the theories of the early 19thc landscape designer William Sawrey Gilpin, who I’d heard of, but who had never really figured on my garden history radar. Gilpin had a career as an … Continue reading →

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Humphry Repton

Posted on 04/04/2014 by The Garden History Blog

I’ve been teaching a course on 18thc garden history this term and finished with a class about Humphry Repton who was born in 1752 and died in 1818. If I’m honest I’d never really given him a great deal of thought … Continue reading →