Browse Items (24 total)

YGA01877.pdf
A snapshot of garden design through the ages and a few ideas of places to visit which reflect the variety of British gardens.

YGA01947 secured.pdf
Extracts from interviews carried out with 36 people who knew the Spencer family, or York Gate Garden during their lifetime.

YGA01620.pdf
The first of four journals kept by Frederick Spencer covers the period between October 1939 and August 1941.

YGA01621.pdf
The second of four journals kept by Frederick Spencer covers the period between September 1941 and July 1946.

YGA01622.pdf
The first half of the third journal kept by Frederick Spencer. It covers the period between August 1946 and May 1951 - the time before the purchase of York Gate.

YGA01623.pdf
The second half of the third journal kept by Frederick Spencer. It covers the period between July 1951 and March 1952 during which York Gate was purchased and the house was refurbished.

YGA01624.pdf
The fourth and final journal of Frederick Spencer. Kept between March 1952 and December 1963. The journal covers the period when the family lived at York Gate and the final entries date from shortly before his sudden death on 5th December. The…

YGA01985.pdf
Recording and transcript of an interview with Ann Fergus. Her father gave Robin a pampas grass cutting. See YGA01709 for a picture of the pampass grass at York Gate

YGA01988.pdf
Recording and transcript of an interview with Ann Lightman, a volunteer at York Gate

YGA01986.pdf
Recording and transcript of an interview with Ann Philpott, a frequent visitor to York Gate to buy duck eggs and see the garden
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