Title & Author:

Humphry Repton in Hertfordshire : documents and landscapes / edited by Susan Flood and Tom Williamson.

Publication:

Hatfield, Hertfordshire : Hertfordshire Publications, an imprint of University of Hertfordshire Press, 2018.
©2018

Description:

xviii, 283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 22 x 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-272) and index.
Repton in Hertfordshire : an introduction / Tom Williamson. Part I The major sites -- Ashridge House, Little Gaddesden -- Haileybury, Great Amwell -- Lamer House, Wheathampstead -- New Barnes, St Peter and St Stephen (St Albans) -- Panshanger, Hertford St Andrew -- Tewin Water, Tewin and Digswell -- Wall Hall, St Stephen (St Albans) and Aldenham -- Woodhill, Essendon. Part II The minor sites -- Bedwell Park, Essendon and Little Berkhampstead -- Brookmans Park, North Mimms -- Cashiobury Park, Watford -- Digswell House, Digswell -- The Grove, Watford -- Hilfield House, Aldenham -- Little Court, Buntingford (Layston) -- Marchmont House, Hemel Hempstead -- Offley Place, Great Offley -- Organ Hall, Aldenham -- Wyddial Hall, Wyddial.

Summary:

Published to commemorate the bicentenary of Repton's death, this book provides a brief overview of Repton's work in Hertfordshire and is followed by transcriptions of the complete texts of all seven known Red Books that he prepared for places in Hertfordshire, together with reproductions of their illustrations. These are accompanied by brief discussions of the character of the places in question, the nature of Repton's proposals and the extent to which they were implemented; this section also presents a transcription of the correspondence and other documents relating to Repton's important work for the East India Company at Haileybury. The final part of the book briefly discusses those places for which no Red Book (or similar documentation) has survived, presents the key evidence for associating them with Repton and, again briefly discusses their history and the probable nature of Reptons' activites there. -- Preface.

ISBN:

1909291986 (hardback)
9781909291980 (hardback)

Subject:

Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818.
Landscape architects England.
Landscape design England Hertfordshire History 18th century Sources.
Landscape design England Hertfordshire History 19th century Sources.
Architectes paysagistes Angleterre.
Aménagement paysager Angleterre Hertfordshire Histoire 18e siècle Sources.
Aménagement paysager Angleterre Hertfordshire Histoire 19e siècle Sources.
Landscape architects.
Landscape design.
England.
England Hertfordshire.

Form/genre:

History.
Sources.

Added entries:

Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818, illustrator.
Flood, Susan (Archivist), editor.
Williamson, Tom, 1955- editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 325973
Call No.: 325973
Copy: 1
Status: Available