{"id":87225,"date":"2018-05-06T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/english-heritage-plans-to-restore-great-lost-garden-of-alexander-pope\/"},"modified":"2018-05-06T12:03:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-06T05:03:13","slug":"english-heritage-plans-to-restore-great-lost-garden-of-alexander-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/english-heritage-plans-to-restore-great-lost-garden-of-alexander-pope\/","title":{"rendered":"English Heritage plans to restore \u2018great lost garden\u2019 of Alexander Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nProject to recreate poet\u2019s London estate accused of subverting history by opponents, who say elaborate grounds may never have existedThe restoration, even at huge cost, of what English Heritage calls one of \u201cthe great lost gardens of London\u201d sounds a worthwhile, even noble, project. But what if that \u201clost garden\u201d is a myth, a pipe dream never really built? English Heritage plans to transform the estate of Marble Hill, a grand house by the Thames, by reintroducing elaborate gardens it says were inspired by Alexander Pope, the satirist and poet, and 18th-century royal garden designer Charles Bridgeman.The original designs featured a ninepin bowling alley, an ice-house seat and a flower garden, surrounded by twisting paths and groves of trees and English Heritage plans to recreate all this, alongside a \u201cvibrant\u201d cafe and children\u2019s play area. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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