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Tag: william cowper

architecture, garden history, Greenhouse, London, Orangery

The Orangery, Clapham, London

Posted on July 26, 2024by Editor
The Orangery, Clapham, London

Surrounded by a twentieth century housing estate in south London, this classical building comes as something of a surprise. The Orangery, as it is known today, was once a feature of the pleasure grounds of Robert Thornton’s house on the edge of Clapham Common.

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architecture, Buckinghamshire, eyecatcher, Folly, garden, garden history, landscape, Summerhouse

Cowper’s Summerhouse and Alcove, Buckinghamshire.

Posted on June 25, 2021by Editor
Cowper’s Summerhouse and Alcove, Buckinghamshire.

The 18th century poet William Cowper (1731-1800) was wont to write his works al fresco in a shelter in a garden or park. His first was a tiny ‘nook’ in his garden in the town of Olney, and he later composed lines in an alcove in the park at nearby Weston Underwood. Both survive today.

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