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York Gate farmyard and farm buildings taken from the road

Black and white photograph entitled "Our First Herb Garden"
In April/May 1954, Robin constructed a Herb Garden on the site of the old farmhouse. Sybil planted it with "sage, fennel, rue, rosemary, apple mint, pepper mint, lavender, curry, lemon…

Entrance to Nut Walk with millstone in foreground

Maze( with no central carving) and Garage, taken from the house.

Maze and Driveway taken from the front lawn

Fred on Emperor, Sybil on Moonshine, in front of York Gate House.
By now the family had made a number of changes to the house and garden. The driveway had been cleared, larger windows had been installed and the link to the neighbouring cottage…

Sybil, in front of Robin's gate hung between pillars topped with stone pineapples
After Robin's death Sybil decided to erect the gate he had designed (but had put into storage) at the entrance to the Pinetum.

York Gate from the road, farm buildings to the front. Wall and gate with orchard beyond

York Gate House and outbuildings from the road, after the link to the neighbouring building had been removed and the original mullion windows replaced. Wall and white gate, with Orchard and Front Garden behind

York Gate House and farm buildings in the snow, taken from the road. Wall and gate to the front, with Orchard and Front Garden behind