Re-wilding and ‘No Mow May’

Re-wilding and ‘No Mow May’

Re-wilding and ‘No Mow May’ Re-wilding is the current buzzword in gardening circles. The principle extends a centuries-long shift in perspective from the geometrical rigidity of the great house gardens of the 18thand 19thcenturies to a freeform approach...
Going Wild in May

Going Wild in May

Going Wild in May For a number of years following the discovery that both common and bee-orchids will grow there, we have allowed the small, south triangular lawn adjoining the driveway side of the forecourt to grow wild during wildflower flowering season. As well as...

Details, Details…

Details, Details… The official listing for Brockhampton Park in the Listed Buildings Registry (see ‘What is a “Listed” Building?’ in History) goes into a lot of detail about the features of the house, both exterior and interior. One paragraph refers to the...

The Dowty Years

The Dowty Years The Dowty Group was a leading British manufacturer of aircraft equipment. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE Index. The company had its origins as the Aircraft Components Company in 1931 and the work of...
A Change of Agents

A Change of Agents

A Change of Agents CMG Leasehold Management, Ltd., have been our agents for a number of years, but time moves on and companies must evolve in directions of their choice. So it was that CMG advised us a couple of months ago of their resignation as our agents; their...