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Great House - Head Gardeners= Pictured Tom Carter 'Although only 26 when he became head gardener of Butleigh Court in 1893, Tom Carter was a third-generation estate gardener and had immense knowledge of all things botanical. He needed it: With six other gardeners working under him, Carter was responsible for seven acres of manicured lawns and formal gardens, flower and vegetable beds, greenhous...
Kensington Palace, London, England= Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century, and is the official London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Ken...
Pooley Hall, Warwickshire, England= Pooley Hall is a Manor house built in 1509 on the outskirts of Polesworth, Warwickshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and a private residence.===The Cockayne Family===The present Hall was built in 1509 by Sir Thomas Cockayne "The Magnificent", who was knighted at the Battle of Tournai by King Henry VII. It was built on the site of an earlier Hal...
. =Reigate Castle, Surrey, England=The Barons' Cave is part of Reigate Castle, which was probably built by the second earl of Surrey, William de Warrenne, soon after 1088. This castle consisted of a central mound surrounded by a dry moat, with timber buildings and defences on the mound, or motte. In the 12th or 13th century, the timber structures were replaced with stone ones. The castle was ex...
Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, England= Stowe House is a Grade I listed country house located in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England. It is the home of Stowe School, an independent school and is owned by the Stowe House Restoration Trust who have to date (March 2013) spent more than £25m on the restoration of the house. The gardens (known as Stowe Landscape Gardens), a significant example of the Eng...
Fulham Palace, London, England= Fulham Palace in Fulham, London (formerly in Middlesex), England, at one time the main residence of the Bishop of London, is of medieval origin. It was the country home of the Bishops of London from at least 11th century until 1975, when it was vacated. It is still owned by the Church of England, although managed by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham an...
Kenwood House, London, England= Kenwood House (also known as the Iveagh Bequest) is a former stately home, in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. It is managed by English Heritage, and normally open to the public. The house was closed for major renovations from 2012 until late 2013.[1]The house is best known for the artwork it houses. ===History===The original house ...
Moggerhanger House, Bedfordshire, England= Moggerhanger House is a Grade I-listed country house in Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire, England, designed by the eminent architect John Soane. The house is owned by a Christian charity, Harvest Vision, and the Moggerhanger House Preservation Trust, and has recently undergone a £7m refurbishment project with help from organisations such as the Heritage Lott...
Fawley Court, Buckinghamshire, England= Fawley Court is a country house, with large mixed-use grounds standing on the west bank of the River Thames at Fawley in the English county of Buckinghamshire. Its former deer park extended east into the Henley Park area of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire that abuts it to the south. It is listed at Grade I for its architecture. [1]==History=====Early histor...
Stansted Park, Hampshire, England= Stansted Park began as a hunting lodge 800 years ago. Royal visitors are recorded from Henry II to the present generation. After several owners, and a calamitous fire in 1900, the mansion was rebuilt in 1901 on the exact footprint of the 1688 house, and became the family home of the Ponsonbys, Earls of Bessborough, in 1924.“A House seeming to be a Retreat” Dan...
Bulstrode Park, Buckinghamshire, England= Bulstrode is a large park and mansion to the northwest of the Buckinghamshire town of Gerrard's Cross in the English Home Counties. The estate predates the Norman conquest and the name may originate from the Anglo-Saxon words burh (marsh) and stród meaning (fort). [1]===First house===The previous house was built in 1686 for the infamous Judge Jeffreys ....