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SPARTALI STILLMAN, Marie (1844–1927)
Marie Spartali Stillman is commemorated with a blue plaque at The Shrubbery, 2 Lavender Gardens, Battersea. During her long association with the house (1864–1885), she established her reputation as a professional artist, while also modelling for painters including Sir Edward Burne-Jones, D G Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown.
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SPARTALI STILLMAN, Marie (1844–1927)
Marie Spartali Stillman is commemorated with a blue plaque at The Shrubbery, 2 Lavender Gardens, Battersea. During her long association with the house (1864–1885), she established her reputation as a professional artist, while also modelling for painters including Sir Edward Burne-Jones, D G Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown.
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BELL, Vanessa (1879–1961), and GRANT, Duncan (1885–1978)
Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant were prominent figures in 20th-century British art. Long-term creative companions and partners, they are commemorated by a blue plaque at 46 Gordon Square, the house where the Bloomsbury Group was born.
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Garden designer, landscape architect and campaigner for child welfare, Marjory Allen, Lady Allen of Hurtwood, is recognised with a blue plaque. Allen brought adventure playgrounds to the UK. The house in Chelsea that bears her plaque was the home where she lived and advocated for local children to have accessible spaces to play.
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History of the Chapter House and Pyx Chamber, Westminster Abbey
These two beautifully preserved medieval rooms, on the eastern side of the Westminster Abbey cloister, have been put to state as well as church use during and since the Middle Ages, including as a meeting place for Parliament.
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A Royal Duchess at Ranger’s House
Ranger’s House plays a starring role in Netflix’s popular television series Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte. But Ranger’s has its own equally dramatic story to tell of royals, scandal and lavish entertainments during the Regency era in which Bridgerton is set.
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BELL, Vanessa (1879–1961), and GRANT, Duncan (1885–1978)
Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant were prominent figures in 20th-century British art. Long-term creative companions and partners, they are commemorated by a blue plaque at 46 Gordon Square, the house where the Bloomsbury Group was born.
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History of Stoney Littleton Long Barrow
This stone and earth tomb, a fine example of a chambered long barrow, was built in the early Neolithic period, probably between 3750 and 3400 BC.
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While historically the story of gardening and garden design has been monopolised by men this doesn’t mean women had no interest or involvement in the practice. We explore some of the women who played a key role in shaping the gardens in our care.