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Claremont Landscape Garden

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December 16th 2010
A beautiful garden with a lake and an unusual grass amphitheatre, Esher, Surrey, was initially designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, Charles Bridgeman, William Kent, and Capability Brown in 1726. When the project was completed, the garden was described as the noblest garden in Europe. However, the historic landscape garden suffered long-term neglect. In 1975, the Slater Foundation offered generous su ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more