Stoke
Poges Memorial Gardens| 10am | Meet at Stoke Poges Memorial Garden - coffee |
| 10.30am–12.30pm | Visit guided by Head Gardener, Graham Pattison |
| 12.30–2pm | Lunch |
| 2–2.30pm | Proceed in cars to Hall Barn, Beaconsfield |
| 2.30–4.30pm | Visit to the gardens by kind permission of the Honourable Mrs Jenefer Farncombe |
| 4.30pm | Tea on the terrace (indoors if wet) |
Please bring stout shoes for Hall Barn. Unfortunately, that garden is not suitable for wheelchair users.
Stoke
Poges Memorial GardensThese gardens form part of the original landscape of Stoke Park, and were designed by Edward White of Milner Sons and White, being completed in 1937 with some additions in the 1950s. They were conceived as an integrated whole within which plots for the burial of ashes could be purchased, but there were to be no memorials. There is great variety within the overall design, with many water features, a rose garden, a colonnade, and formal planting along the central avenue. The gardens have recently been restored, and are a rare survival of the period.
Originally laid out by the 17th-century owner, the poet Edmund Waller, the extensive garden was largely remodelled in the second and possibly third decades of the eighteenth century by Waller's grandson, aided by his step-father/father-in-law John Aislabie; Charles Bridgeman may also have worked there. There were two canals, a number of temples, many statues, an obelisk, and widespread plantations; in its day the garden was compared to Versailles. Much of this survives.
Price: £25.00 including lunch and refreshments
Please write to:
London Parks & Gardens Trust
c/o The Store Yard
St James's Park
London SW1A 2BJ
Or use the application form.
Please make your cheque payable to LHPGT and enclose a stamped addressed envelope for your tickets.