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Hiatt Cowles Baker
In 1879 the botanist Hiatt Cowles Baker laid out the garden at The Holmes, the Baker family home. The gardens are now part of the University of Bristol. Baker was a Pro-Chanceller of the University from 1929 until his death in 1934.
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Bristol University Botanical Gardens (The Holmes)
Oaklands, Almondsbury