Tag Archives: William Gilpin

Memoirs of Dr Richard Gilpin, of Scaleby Castle in Cumberland

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

This title doesn’t quite cover the ground. The subtitle, And of his Posterity in the Two Succeeding Generations, helps a bit, but in fact the story is carried down to the fourth generation by its author. William Gilpin was famous … Continue reading →

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The Picturesque Landscape

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Cambridge Library Collection

It’s Chelsea Week again, and I’ve been reading Practical Hints upon Landscape Gardening by William Sawrey Gilpin, nephew of the more famous William Gilpin.

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