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An extraordinary number of innovations in the study, cultivation and display of plants were made during the Victorian period. At the same time there was an explosion of interest in gardening, which became a national obsession.
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Audley End House and Gardens: History and Stories
One of the great sights of East Anglia, Audley End is a spectacular early 17th-century mansion set in an outstanding landscaped park. Now only a third of its original size, its history is one of vastly fluctuating fortunes.
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Rievaulx Abbey Collection Highlights
Highlights from the Rievaulx Abbey collections, which form a unique insight into the workings of the medieval abbey and a snapshot of its development until the Suppression.
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Sir Peter Carew and Dartmouth Castle
How a centuries-old stand-off over a castle provoked Tudor soldier and adventurer Sir Peter Carew into trying to outwit the borough of Dartmouth.
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Southwick Priory was originally founded around 1128 for Augustinian canons within the walls of nearby Portchester Castle, but within about 20 years the canons had moved to the present site. The imposing north wall of their dining hall survives from what was once a large complex of buildings.
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Research on Audley End House and Gardens
A summary of the current state of research on Audley End, with details of excavations, investigations and future research questions.
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McMILLAN, Rachel (1859–1917) & McMILLAN, Margaret (1860–1931)
Blue Plaque commemorating nursery pioneers Rachel and Margaret McMillan at 51 Tweedy Road, Bromley, London BR1 3NH, London Borough of Bromley.
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History of Lullingstone Roman Villa
The history of the Roman villa at Lullingstone, which is remarkable both for its state of preservation and because of the evidence it retains for Romano-British Christianity