Wrest Park Gardens Plaque - Silsoe, Bedfordshire, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
N 52° 00.411 W 000° 24.782
30U E 677555 N 5764959
This stone inscription is located in an entrance to the Walled Garden in Wrest Park.
Waymark Code: WM9CC4
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/31/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Brentorboxer
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The Walled Garden is currently undergoing restoration but this inscription can be seen from the main grounds. It reads:

'These gardens were ENLARGED and DECORATED by Thomas Philip Earl De Grey in the year 1836.'

This was the same year Wrest Park House was finished after being rebuilt.
Type of Historic Marker: Stone Plaque

Age/Event Date: 01/01/1836

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