19th century philanthropic flower society
I recently came across a Victorian philanthropic organisation dedicated to providing flowers for the poor. The flowers were intended both to cheer them up and to raise their aesthetic appreciation and – I think – moral standards. I’ve completely forgotten the name of this society – possibly active in the 1850s and 60s. Does anyone […]
Philip Southcote
I am researching the work of Philip Southcote of ferme ornee fame for a PhD thesis. There is considerable information available regarding Wooburn Farm but little relating to Southcote’s early life, career and family background with the exception of R.W.King’s article of the 1970s. If anyone has information to share or can point me in […]
Conservation of Architectural Ironwork CPD Course
The NHIG is running two CPD courses in 2013 on the Conservation of Architectural Ironwork. Hampton Court 20 & 21 May 2013 York 7 & 8 November 2013 Aimed at professionals and craftspeople, this course is an introduction to the conservation of ironwork. Delegates will learn the basic principles of assessing historic ironwork in situ […]
XVIII th century game of goose garden design
Hello, I am writing from France. I work as an archaeologist for INRAP (Institut National de Recherches Archeologiques Preventives) and am specialized on the Bonze Age period. Not many historic gardens at that time !! It so happens that my office neighbour Jean Louis BERNARD (who works at INRAP like me on historical buildings) had […]
New Garden and Landscape History Seminar
This seminar aims to bring together French and British research on gardens and landscapes in an interdisciplnary fashion, connecting the aesthetic with social, scientific, ideological and cultural perspectives. It is based at the Maison Française, Oxford (2-10 Norham Road, OX2 6SE), with the support of the Oxford Centre for Research in the Humanities. Information can […]