Please note that all these gardens are in private ownership and therefore are not open to the public. The artists have been placed into two groups, an ‘A’ and a ‘B’ list. Those in the ‘A’ group had the greater connections with their gardens and lived in the county for longer periods. The ‘B’ group...Read More
AMERSHAM WOMEN ARTISTS 1 The Tithe Barn, Chesham Bois & The Richardson Sisters Josephine, Caroline (Car) and Mona were born into a military family stationed in South Africa and later, India, their grandfather Sir John Richardson had been a notable naval surgeon, naturalist, and Arctic explorer. The girl’s earliest memories were of an Indian...Read More
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust: Free Autumn Zoom Lecture Sunday 29th November 2020 at 2.30 p.m by Francesca Murray ‘An Absolute Passion: The Rothschild’s orchid collections at Gunnersbury Park, Tring Park and Exbury Gardens.’ Dear Members and Friends Just to let you know that due to our being unable to hold Francesca Murray’s talk: ‘An Absolute Passion:...Read More
Buckinghamshire Local History Network (BLHN) HS2 Archaeology: Buckinghamshire Discoveries in Year 3 Saturday 21st November – on-line Half Day Conference On-line from 2pm to 5pm, with a half-time break for tea. Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust is a member of the Buckinghamshire Local History Network (BLHN). Under its umbrella of sharing information and networking BLHN have kindly...Read More
Response to National Trust announcement on 8 October 2020 The Gardens Trust welcomes the cap on National Trust landscape staff redundancies The Gardens Trust sincerely regrets the scale of the redundancies announced today by the National Trust and the impact this will have on their heritage responsibilities. We are relieved to note, however, that our...Read More
Brilliant News! Campbell Park, Milton Keynes recognised as one of the finest post-war parks in the country Registered Grade II listed by Historic England as a Park of Special Interest. Very good news, many thanks. It will help keep Campbell Park and the other elements of Milton Keynes landscape (the labyrinth of freedom) secure for...Read More
Gardens Trust and County Gardens Trust members will have read the recent comment and analysis in the media following the leak of a draft National Trust paper, ‘Towards a 10-year Vision for Places and Experiences’. The exposure of this apparent new direction for the National Trust has rung alarm bells through the heritage sector. Attached is...Read More
Campbell Park, Milton Keynes added to Register of Nationally Important Sites Campbell Park, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Parks Trust Ltd, 1300 Silbury Boulevard, Campbell Park, Milton Keynes – Awarded Registered Park and Garden Status. List Entry Number: 1467405 Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust welcomes the decision to include Campbell Park in Milton Keynes on the Register of...Read More
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