Comments for The Pulham Legacy

Comment on The Book has Arrived! by Mark Trigwell

Mark Trigwell — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:20:24 +0000

Congratulations Claude, it looks fabulous. Looking forward to getting our copy.

Comment on . . the Author by Terence Jenkins

Terence Jenkins — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:33:23 +0000

Hello,
I had never heard of Pulhamite until a few hours ago when I visited the gardens and grounds of The Royal Albert and Alexandra School in Gatton Park,Merstham,Surrey.The Gatton Trust is renovating the landscape (originally by Capability Brown) and Pulhamite was originally used in ithe construction of the Victorian rockery-it said so on a notice-which is where I came across it.Now,I see that it was used in a nearer garden at Coombe Woods which I visit regularly.I shall do so with keener interest in future.

Comment on . . The Book by Claude Hitching

Claude Hitching — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:43:41 +0000

Great to hear from you, Ian. The RRP of the book will be £35, but you will be able to order it via my website when it becomes available. All orders will go through automatically to the publishers website for fulfilment, and they normally offer 20% discount. Keep an eye on the site for further details.
Claude H

Comment on . . The Book by Ian Nicholas

Ian Nicholas — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:30:33 +0000

I would definately interested in buying this book at the pre-publication special price. Please let me know ASAP what the special price will be and when I can order. Cheers. Ian.

Comment on 2 – Follies, Fountains and Garden Ornaments by John Hartley

John Hartley — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:04:56 +0000

Blashfield, John Marriott (1811–1882) see Oxford DNB

Comment on Who They Were by Brian Cooke

Brian Cooke — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:50:49 +0000

Thanks for this, we have an old Kiln on our estate that belonged to Pulham and sons which I have been trying to find more history about.

Comment on 02 – July 2011 – Ponsbourne Manor by P Bedwell

P Bedwell — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:51:42 +0000

Hello Claude
My father and grandfather used to be handymen/gardners at Ponsbourne Manor when it was St Domonics Priory, in the 1950,s early 60′s. There used to be a lovely stableyard to the rear of the tennis courts, I can remember it being pulled down. The gun house is still there, slightly altered. A big walled garden used to be full of produce and maintained by the nuns. Greenhouses against the back wall were full of grapes and tomatoes. We used to go for our lunch under the chapel in a cellar. I went with my father to buy fish for the chapel pond, I had the fish in water on my lap as we drove, and remember releasing them into the pond.

Comment on 03 – August 2011 – Sunningdale Park by Richard

Richard — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:13:19 +0000

Just a few comments for the sake of accuracy:

William James Joicey was certainly one of the Northern mining family but the head of the family would have been considered to be his cousin Sir (later Lord) James Joicey.

WJJ purchased Sunningdale Park in Aug 1890, not 1891.

WJJ died 23 Jan 1912, not early 1920s.

Comment on . . the Author by Jeff Kempster

Jeff Kempster — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:04:54 +0000

Hi Claude,
Looking forward to your book

Jeff (previously of Tunbridge Wells now in France)

Comment on London by Claude Hitching

Claude Hitching — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:21:48 +0000

Hi, Mark,
These do not appear on the Pulham database, so I would be interested to see some pictures. If genuine, and in reasonable condition, they would well be worth preservation.
Claude