Changing fashions in the conservation and restoration of gardens in Great-Britain
The restoration of historic gardens to their presumed condition in some previous century began on a small scale in the nineteenth century, but the choice of century was determined by the current fashion in revivalism. In England, in the 1950s and 1960s, the National Trust began to restore the garden...
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| description | The restoration of historic gardens to their presumed condition in some previous century began on a small scale in the nineteenth century, but the choice of century was determined by the current fashion in revivalism. In England, in the 1950s and 1960s, the National Trust began to restore the gardens of some of the houses it had acquired. Its Garden Advisor, Graham Stuart Thomas, developed a policy of historically eclectic restoration: each house was to have a garden that reflected the most important period in the house’s history. This example was followed by other organisations, and today has become a norm for dealing with historic buildings. Various conflicts have revealed themselves in the last half century, as standards of knowledge and historic accuracy have become progressively more demanding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-57e72b4ace0445f1b096b56ff987c34f2022-12-21T17:59:51ZengCentre de Recherche du Château de VersaillesBulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles1958-92712010-09-0110.4000/crcv.10764Changing fashions in the conservation and restoration of gardens in Great-BritainBrent ElliottThe restoration of historic gardens to their presumed condition in some previous century began on a small scale in the nineteenth century, but the choice of century was determined by the current fashion in revivalism. In England, in the 1950s and 1960s, the National Trust began to restore the gardens of some of the houses it had acquired. Its Garden Advisor, Graham Stuart Thomas, developed a policy of historically eclectic restoration: each house was to have a garden that reflected the most important period in the house’s history. This example was followed by other organisations, and today has become a norm for dealing with historic buildings. Various conflicts have revealed themselves in the last half century, as standards of knowledge and historic accuracy have become progressively more demanding.http://journals.openedition.org/crcv/10764archaeologyconservationgardenGraham Stuart Thomaspreservationrestoration |
| spellingShingle | Brent Elliott Changing fashions in the conservation and restoration of gardens in Great-Britain Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles archaeology conservation garden Graham Stuart Thomas preservation restoration |
| title | Changing fashions in the conservation and restoration of gardens in Great-Britain |
| title_full | Changing fashions in the conservation and restoration of gardens in Great-Britain |
| title_fullStr | Changing fashions in the conservation and restoration of gardens in Great-Britain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changing fashions in the conservation and restoration of gardens in Great-Britain |
| title_short | Changing fashions in the conservation and restoration of gardens in Great-Britain |
| title_sort | changing fashions in the conservation and restoration of gardens in great britain |
| topic | archaeology conservation garden Graham Stuart Thomas preservation restoration |
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