1881-92 – Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

 People and Places Discussed and Pictured in Chapter 12 of: Continue reading “1881-92 – Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire”

1868-1905 – Sandringham Royal Estate

People and Places Discussed and Pictured in Chapter 8 of: Continue reading “1868-1905 – Sandringham Royal Estate”

1845-55 – The Second Generation (Part 2)

People and Places Discussed and Pictured In Chapter 2 of: Continue reading “1845-55 – The Second Generation (Part 2)”

People and Places Featured in . . .

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‘Rock Landscapes: The Pulham Legacy’

. . . the definitive story of James Pulham and Son, the eminent landscape artists of Victorian and Edwardian England.   Continue reading “People and Places Featured in . . .”

The Rock Garden

130900 - Scottish Rock Garden Cover 600 x 850Rock Landscapes: The Pulham Legacy

Claude Hitching, with photography by Jenny Lilly

300 pages, many colour and black & white photographs
ISBN 978-1-87067-376-1 – Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd £35

This lavishly produced book is the result of Claude Hitching’s researching the work of hrs great-grandfather, William Hitching; William’s brother, George, and William’s three sons – Arthur, Frederick and John – who all worked as ’rock builders’ for the firm of James Pulham & Son, the eminent Victorian and Edwardian landscape gardeners. Continue reading “The Rock Garden”

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