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The Building Conservation Directory
Special Report on Historic Gardens
Third Edition
ISBN 978 1 900915 54 0
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basis of their established involvement in the field
of historic landscape and building conservation
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Front Cover
Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire, designed
by Edward Milner in 1871, which is included on
the Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade II*.
‘The Octagonal’, the building in the background, is
Grade II listed. Statutory protection is discussed in
articles on pages 21 and 30. (Photo: Jonathan Taylor)
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BCD Special Report
Historic Gardens 2010
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From the Editor
Given the special place occupied in Britain’s collective psyche by parks and gardens it is perhaps
unsurprising that their history should be so charged with insights into the character of the
inhabitants of these islands. Look closely at the history of landscape design, garden structures and
features, plantings or methods of propagation, and you enter a world lush with resourcefulness,
scientific endeavour and industry, but also often characterised by a delicious eccentricity.
The joy and inspiration that our ancestors found in the designed landscape is reflected in the
enormous popularity of historic gardens in modern Britain. One reason for this may lie in the
enduring power of gardens to heal and regenerate, a truth that is demonstrated in many of
the excellent articles collected in this edition of
Historic Gardens
. In Liverpool, Stanley Park’s
transition from decline and decay to a source of new growth both within and beyond its
boundaries provides a particularly striking example of how civic open spaces can nourish
and enhance communities. Ponds and traditional orchards, wilder but no less in need of
management, also clearly benefit diverse human communities as well as bio-diverse ecologies.
Collectively, the following articles constitute an overwhelming case for ensuring that these vital and
revitalising spaces enjoy the protection they deserve. They are elements of our heritage every bit as
important as the great stately homes, cathedrals and other buildings we now regard as sacrosanct.