Browse Collections (43 total)

Photographs of specific individual plants.

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Notebook in which Sybil Spencer detailed plants purchased for York Gate Garden. 25x19cm bound in brown paper, duplicate book of 2 x 100 pp. Contains…

An exercise book containing press cuttings collected by Sybil Spencer. Mainly reviews of amateur theatre productions she was involved in, but also…

Documents showing the characters and interests of the Spencer Family.

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Transcriptions of 10 autobiographical recordings, on 5 audiotapes, made by Sybil Spencer towards the end of her life, with some handwritten notes and…

Objects belonging to the Spencer Family.

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A collection of drawings, sketches and plans of structures and ornaments for York Gate Garden. They were designed by Fred and Robin and date from…

Documents relating to York Gate Garden.

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Transcripts and photographs of four journals kept by Frederick Spencer between 1939 and 1963, in which he recorded both national and international…

Research into garden history and design, carried out by a group of volunteers, with a particular focus on the Arts and Crafts movement, its influence…