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Lost Gardens of London

Lost Gardens of London

Longstaffe-Gowan, Todd

Hardcover

General GardeningBritish HistoryPicture Gardens

ISBN10: 1738487806
ISBN13: 9781738487806
Publisher: Modern Art Press, Ltd
Published: Nov 12 2024
Pages: 272
Weight: 2.30
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.20 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A celebration of London's vast and varied garden legacy, but with an unexpected focus on those gardens that have either vanished or changed beyond recognition over the centuries

Lost Gardens of London pays tribute to the evanescence of London's vast and varied garden legacy. Todd Longstaffe-Gowan explores gardens that range in date from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, and from the capital's humble allotments and gardens behind terraced houses to defunct squares, amateur botanical gardens and aviaries, princely pleasure grounds, royal-palace gardens, artists' gardens and private menageries--gardens that either no longer exist or are unrecognisable today.

Our fascination with lost gardens is often fuelled by our interest in reconstructing worlds that supply us with a powerful means of making sense of the past, and a way of reading history. In this beautiful and evocative book, illustrated with a variety of images including watercolours, coloured engravings, and photographs, Longstaffe-Gowan reminds us of what a precious asset gardened green space is, and how it has contributed over the centuries to the quality of life and well-being of generations of inhabitants of the Metropolis.

Distributed for Modern Art Press

Exhibition Schedule:

Garden Museum, London

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