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North Yorkshire Archives Blog

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Category: Garden history

The Gardens and Designed Landscape of Kiplin Hall

This post by Gail Falkingham explores the designed landscape of Kiplin Hall using maps, surveys and correspondence.… Read More The Gardens and Designed Landscape of Kiplin Hall

June 25, 2021May 2, 2023 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Seed Catalogues and Invoices of Yorkshire Nurserymen and Suppliers

This garden history post written by Gail Falkingham explores seed catalogues and invoices of Yorkshire Nurserymen and Suppliers in our collections. … Read More Seed Catalogues and Invoices of Yorkshire Nurserymen and Suppliers

March 19, 2021November 30, 2023 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Orchards and Fruit Trees

This post Gail Falkingham explores the history of Orchards and Fruit Trees through records in our collections. … Read More Orchards and Fruit Trees

January 29, 2021March 13, 2025 northyorkscro2 Comments

Walled Gardens and Glasshouses

In the next post in our Garden History series, Gail Falkingham explores the history of Walled Gardens and Glasshouses through records from our estate collections.… Read More Walled Gardens and Glasshouses

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 northyorkscro5 Comments

Victorian Gardens

This post by Gail Falkingham looks at various aspects of Victorian gardens through a range of 19th century material from our archive collections.… Read More Victorian Gardens

October 1, 2020September 30, 2020 northyorkscro1 Comment

Sources for Researching Garden History

This post by Gail Falkingham explores sources for researching garden history at the North Yorkshire County Record Office, featuring examples of many of our documents.… Read More Sources for Researching Garden History

August 26, 2020February 23, 2023 northyorkscro1 Comment

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