Tag: Claude Hitching. James Pulham and Son
1895-1908 – Blakesley Hall, Northamptonshire
People and Places Discussed and Pictured in Chapter 23 of: more
1888-1913 – ‘The Dell’, Englefield Green, Surrey
People and Places Discussed and Pictured in Chapter 16 of: Continue reading “1888-1913 – ‘The Dell’, Englefield Green, Surrey”
1793-1828 – How It All Began
People and Places Discussed and Pictured in Chapter 1 of: more
1845 – Church of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, Avon
SM 32 – Jan 14
One of the church restoration projects with which Pulhams were involved was the Church of St Mary RedcliffeI, Bristol. And what a truly magnificent church this is – having once been referred to by Queen Elizabeth I, while on a visit to Bristol in 1547, as ‘the goodliest, fairest, and most famous parish church in England!’ Continue reading “1845 – Church of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, Avon”
London Landscapes – Autumn / Winter 2012
Rock Landscapes: The Pulham Legacy
Claude Hitching
Published by Garden Art Press, for the Antique Collectors Club, Suffolk 2012 – (RRP 235) ISBN 978-1 -87067-376-1
During the nineteenth and early twentieth century, as new plants flooded into the UK from around the world, rockeries, and decorative rockwork gained in popularity. Many were built on a grandiose scale to display rare and unusual alpine and mountain plants, both in private gardens and later in public parks. A large rockery might have mini-ravines, grottoes, waterfalls and even purpose-built caves. Continue reading “London Landscapes – Autumn / Winter 2012”
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