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Ayscoughfee Hall Museum stands in Ayscoughfee Gardens, five acres of public park. It is known that the present footprint and acreage of the Gardens dates back to at least 1732 when they can be compared to John Grundy's map of Spalding from that date. Maurice Johnson II (barrister and founder of the Spalding Gentleman's Society, 1688 - 1755) was probably responsible for laying the Gardens out. They were influenced by the fashions of the time and Johnson's strong connections with London.
James AdamsJames Adams was an architect active in the early-19th century. He was the son of the surveyor, James Adams…
Read MoreJohn WedgwoodJohn Wedgwood was a founder member of the Royal Horticultural Society, and assisted in laying out the gardens at Cote.
Read MoreLancelot 'Capability' BrownLancelot 'Capability' Brown was an English gardener, landscape designer and architect active in the 18th century. He was born in 1716…
Read MoreConference, 6th – 8th November 2020Hestercombe House & Gardens, Taunton, Somerset, UK Coplestone Warre Bampfylde (1720 – 1791) constitutes one of the most distinct, yet largely overlooked cultural.
Read MoreBook review: On the Spot: The Yorkshire Red Books of Humphry Repton Landscape Gardener Authors: Patrick Eyres and Karen Lynch.
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