The Berkshire Gardens Trust’s 2012 Spring Lecture by Chris Sumner

Chris Sumner, architect and garden historian, will be speaking about the restoration of Strawberry Hill House and its garden, one of the many delights along this part of the Thames near Twickenham to the west of London.

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Spring Lecture by Dr Michael Keith-Lucas, 9th April 2011

Write-up of event coming soon.

Gazetteer Project – BGT Research Programme

The primary objective of this research programme will be to create a record of the parks and gardens of historical and local significance in Berkshire.

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Gazetteer Project – Definition of Terms

This paper discusses:- Definitions of the things that are of concern to BGT ie gardens, parks, cemeteries, orchards and allotments.

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Gazetteer Project – Initial List of Parks and Gardens

This list, also known as the BGT depository of parks and gardens, consists of over 250 properties in Berkshire.

The list was compiled from published sources. It was not intended to be selective, the only requirement being that a park or garden in Berkshire has been mentioned in a published source and the inclusion of a park or garden on this list does not mean that it will necessarily appear in the gazetteer.

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The Gazetteer Project

This is the first of the projects being carried out as part of the Trust’s research programme. The primary objective of this project is to gather information about the parks and gardens of Berkshire that are of historic or local importance.

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Annual General Meeting 2009/10

The Berkshire Gardens Trust AGM took place on the 30th July 2010 at St Stephen’s Church

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Woolley Park Visit, 12th June 2010

By kind invitation of Mrs Kirsten Loyd, some 45 members and friends spent a sunny afternoon in the walled garden of our President, Lady Wroughton, in the far west of the Royal County of Berkshire.

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