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Bridget Brown, daughter of Bridget & Lancelot #CapabilityBrown married #architect #HenryHolland Jnr #OTD 11 February 1773 at St George's Hanover Square #London. They named their eldest son Lancelot. Brown & Holland had formed a business partnership in 1771 https://t.co/jGUeopTkoa
“Your Dryads must go into black gloves, Madam. Their father-in-law Lady Nature’s second husband, is dead! Mr Brown dropped down at his own door yesterday” wrote Horace Walpole to Lady Ossory on 7th February 1783. #OTD #OnThisDay https://t.co/7Y8dALXHQx
Prince of Wales decided to remodel Brighton Pavilion & commissioned #HumphryRepton to produce Red Book showing it redone in oriental style. @BrightonMuseums have digitised book https://t.co/ebXfKQFTLH @HumphryRepton’s designs weren’t used & eventually #JohnNash was commissioned
#CapabilityBrown dined @alnwickcastle 1770 when visiting @KirkharleCourt & #Rothley. His foremen worked with large teams of gardeners & labourers there. In 1773 Thos Biesley lead team of 78 men, while duke’s gardener Thos Call worked in #HulnePark with 60. https://t.co/GWmbnlIwRT
Will it be a Brown or #WhiteChristmas this year? ❄️❄️❄️ If you have hit the proverbial #present wall, we have a few suggestions for the #CapabilityBrown fan in your life 🎁🎅🎄 https://t.co/28YUVcuwOA 🎄🦃🎄 #ChristmasPresent #Christmas #Christmas2017
With #snow falling across much of #Britain, will it be a Brown #Christmas? ❄️❄️❄️ We have a few suggestions for presents for the #CapabilityBrown fan in your life 🎁🎅🎄https://t.co/28YUVccVq0 🎄🦃🎄 #uksnow #ChristmasPresent
1767 #CapabilityBrown bought Fenstanton & Hilton Manor #Huntingdonshire #Cambridgeshire. 12 Feb 1770 in James Wood nurseryman's ledger 160 Elms @ 6d e. Apr 7 1770 24 fruit trees incl peach nectarine & apricot 4 “Mr Brown’s use to plant on Mrs Brown’s plot” https://t.co/Ea3jZPjaZt