Wexham Springs
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British Cement Association 'demonstration gardens' at Wexham Springs, laid out from 1946 within nineteenth century gardens.
House built in 1860. Extended in 1892 for Col. Hanbury, a keen horticulturalist. Property acquired by the British Cement Association in 1946; gardens developed further in conjunction with the new buildings; used to demonstrate the "potential of cement". Gardens, including water gardens, by Sylvia Crowe, also work by Geoffrey and Susan Jellicoe, Bryan Westwood. Numerous specimins of unusual plants. A unique 20th century garden by important designers. (B1)
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British Cement Association 'demonstration gardens' at Wexham Springs, laid out from 1946 within nineteenth century gardens.
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