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Gunnersbury Park: A Rothschild House 1835-1925, 21 February 2011 - 7.30pm, 21 February 2011 An illustrated talk by Diana Davis, based upon research for her recent MA…
A Community of Gardeners, a talk on Thursday 15 September 2011
Light refreshments from 7pm, talk at 7.30pm - all welcome
Terrace Room, Small Mansion
Val Bott's illustrated talk looks at nursery gardeners in Brentford & Chiswick between about 1650 and 1800. Most historians have written about market gardeners in our area, supplying food to the London market. These were gardeners who nurtured plants and grew seed for sale. They were scientifically skilled, they obtained aristocratic contracts and they had strong local links through business, friendship and marriage.
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