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Workman sitting with ladders by the Root House.

Shortly before her death Sybil had this thatched structure built, in The Dell, from uprooted trees. After her death it became unsafe and was taken down.

Close up of man working on the roof of the Root House

Workman and Sybil by the Root House during its construction

Early view of the Dell, an area fenced off from the duck run with very small trees, beds and paths in the process of being created. Slide labelled 30

Sybil in the meadow with planted tree

Sybil in the meadow digging a hole for planting a tree

Very early view of Sybil at work in the second Herb Garden. Wooden bench where the Summerhouse now stands, very low beech and yew hedges and view over fields beyond. Kitchen garden with leeks on the right hand side. Slide numbered 24

The base for the tall sundial in position at the end of the White Garden herbaceous border, spring 1968, millstones in path. Slide numbered 56

Pre-Folly Site, slide numbered 79. Slightly out of focus view along the path between the paeony bed and first fern border, Dell beyond.

A wooden wheelbarrow standing on levelled ground, potting shed to the left, kitchen garden beyond, slide numbered 75.When describing this slide in her talk "Story of York Gate 1970" Sybil says "In the Spring of 1969 Robin drew out plans for rehousing…