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Wormleybury
Wormleybury is an 18th-century house surrounded by a landscaped park of 57 Hectare, ha (140 acres) near Wormley, Hertfordshire, Wormley in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, a few miles north of Greater London. The house was rebuilt in the 1770s from an earlier house built in 1734. The house is a Grade I listed building. The garden is well known for its historic rare plant collection. There is a crescent shaped lake in the grounds, bordered by woods on three sides. History The estate of Wormleybury, originally known as Wormley Bury, was one of several estates which Harold Godwinson, King Harold endowed and granted to the Canon regular, Canons of Waltham Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey (Waltham Holy Cross). In 1220 the Canons of Waltham constructed a conduit for carrying water from Wormley to the monastery.Bolton, A.T. 1915. Wormley Bury, Hertfordshire: the residence of Mr. Alber Pam. ''Country Life'', 37 (943), 30th January: 144-149. A house was built on the site in 1525, just nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Egerton, Lady Hume
Amelia Egerton, also known as Lady Amelia Hume (25 November 1751 – 8 August 1809), was a British horticulturalist. She and her husband, Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet, are best known for their rare plant collection at Wormleybury and their introduction of many rare plant species into England. Biography Early life Amelia Egerton, daughter of John Egerton, was born on the 25 November 1751. Her brothers were the John Egerton, 7th Earl of Bridgewater and Francis Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater. She was granted the rank of earl's daughter in 1805 and was subsequently known as Lady Amelia Hume. She married Sir Abraham Hume in April, 1771. In 1772, Lord Hume inherited Wormleybury, an 18th-century private house with a landscape park, from his father, Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet, after his death in 1772. The house is located near Wormley in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. Wormleybury Lady and Lord Hume were well known among leading 18th-century botanists and horticulturalists, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet
Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet (29 February 1749 – 24 March 1838, in London) was a British floriculturist and Tory (British political party), Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1818. Life and Politics He was born the eldest son of Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet, of Wormleybury, Hertfordshire, whom he succeeded in 1772, inheriting his title and the Wormleybury estate. He was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1774 and also elected at the 1774 British general election, 1774 general election as a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for the Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency), borough of Petersfield in Hampshire, and holding the seat until the 1780 British general election, 1780 general election, when he did not contest Petersfield again. He was returned to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons 27 years later, at the 1807 United Kingdom general election, 1807 general election as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet
Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet (1703 – 10 October 1772) was a British businessman and MP. He was the fourth son of Robert Home (subsequently Hume) of Ayton, Berwick. Hume was a Principal Managing Owner for groups which built ships and hired them to the East India Company.Anthony Farrington, Catalogue of East India Company Ships' Journals and Logs 1600-1834, British Library, 1999 He was elected Member of Parliament for Steyning in 1747–54, and Tregony in 1761–68, both rotten boroughs. After inheriting the Wormleybury estate from his brother Alexander in 1765 he rebuilt the house his brother had commissioned in 1734. He was given a baronet on 4 April 1769. He was the father of 2 sons and a daughter by his wife Hannah, sixth daughter of Sir Thomas Frederick and was succeeded by his eldest son Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet. Their daughter Hannah married the wit James Hare. References 1703 births 1772 deaths People from Berwick-upon-Tweed Members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucocoprinus Birnbaumii
''Leucocoprinus birnbaumii'', commonly known as the flower pot parasol, yellow parasol, flowerpot parasol, or plantpot dapperling, is a species of gilled mushroom in the family Agaricaceae. It is common in the tropics and subtropics. In temperate regions, it frequently occurs in greenhouses and flowerpots, hence its common names. It is a Mushroom poisoning, toxic species. Taxonomy The species was first Species description, described as ''Agaricus luteus'' in 1788 by the English mycologist James Bolton who described an observation from a hothouse near Halifax, West Yorkshire, Halifax, three years earlier in 1785. Bolton also provided an illustration of the mushrooms. At the time gilled species were classified as ''Agaricus'' and ''luteus'' comes from the Latin for yellow or yellow-orange. Bolton suggested the common name of 'Yellow Cottony Agaric' in reference to the soft, scaly texture of the mushroom. However the name ''A. luteus'' had already been used to describe an unr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wormley, Hertfordshire
Wormley is a village and former civil parish, lying between Hoddesdon and Cheshunt in the Broxbourne district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. The village is part of the ward of Wormley and Turnford, which had a population of 8,146 at the 2001 census. In 1931 the parish had a population of 930. The parish was abolished in 1935 and absorbed into Hoddesdon. Geography Wormley is located east of the A10 road, which links Cambridge to London, commonly known as the Great Cambridge Road. Wormley is sandwiched between Broxbourne and Turnford with a high road of shops. It is 1 mile south of Broxbourne, and the nearest railway station is Broxbourne. Wormley is close to the River Lea The River Lea ( ) is in the East of England and Greater London. It originates in Bedfordshire, in the Chiltern Hills, and flows southeast through Hertfordshire, along the Essex border and into Greater London, to meet the River Thames at Bow Cr ... which runs from Luton towards Wheathampstead, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Adam
Robert Adam (3 July 17283 March 1792) was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (architect), William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him. With his older brother John Adam (architect), John, Robert took on the family business, which included lucrative work for the Board of Ordnance, after William's death. In 1754, he left for Rome, spending nearly five years on the continent studying architecture under Charles-Louis Clérisseau and Giovanni Battista Piranesi. On his return to Britain he established a practice in London, where he was joined by his younger brother James Adam (architect), James. Here he developed the "Adam Style", and his theory of "movement" in architecture, based on his studies of antiquity and became one of the most successful and fashionable architects in the country. Adam held the post of Office of Works, Architect of the King's Works from 176 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Brownlow
Baron Brownlow, of Belton, South Kesteven, Belton in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1776 for Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow, Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet. The Cust family descends from Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet, Richard Cust (1622–1700) of The Black Friars, Stamford, who represented Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency), Lincolnshire and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency), Stamford in Parliament. In 1677 he was created a baronet, "of Stamford in the County of Lincoln". He was succeeded by his grandson Richard Cust, 2nd Baronet, who married Anne Brownlow, daughter of Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet, "of Great Humby, Humby", Lincolnshire, and sister and sole heiress of John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel, John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel, 5th Baronet of Belton House, Lincolnshire. The 2nd Baronet's son Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet, sat as a member of parliament for Grantham (UK Parliament constituency), G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mylne (architect)
Robert Mylne (4 January 1733 – 5 May 1811) was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Piranesi. In 1758, he became the first Briton to win the triennial architecture competition at the Accademia di San Luca. This made his name known in London, and won him the rivalry of fellow Scot Robert Adam. On his return to Britain, Mylne won the competition to design the new Blackfriars Bridge over the Thames in London, his design being chosen over those of established engineers, such as John Smeaton. He was appointed surveyor to the New River Company, which supplied drinking water to London, and Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral, where he was responsible for maintaining the building designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Both positions he held for life. Mylne designed a numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humes Blush Tea-Scented China (Rosa X Odorata) (3564804236)
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Humes may refer to: *Humes, former name of Hume, Fresno County, California *Humes (surname), people with the surname Humes *Humes-Jorquenay, France *Humes High School, in Memphis, Tennessee *Humes, a fictitious measurement of reality stability in the SCP Foundation The SCP Foundation is a fictional organization featured in stories created by contributors on the SCP Wiki, a wiki-based Collaborative fiction, collaborative writing project. Within the project's shared universe, shared fictional universe, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citrus Nobilis
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Mandarin orange, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lime (fruit), limes. ''Citrus'' is native to South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia. Indigenous peoples, Indigenous people in these areas have used and domesticated various species since ancient times. Its cultivation first spread into Micronesia and Polynesia through the Austronesian expansion (–1500 BCE). Later, it was spread to the Middle East and the Mediterranean () via the incense trade route, and from Europe to the Americas. Renowned for their highly fragrant aromas and complex flavor, citrus are among the most popular fruits in cultivation. With a propensity to hybridize between species, making their taxonomy complicated, there are numerous varieties encompassing a wide range of appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camellia Japonica
''Camellia japonica'', known as common camellia, or Japanese camellia, is a species of Camellia, a flowering plant genus in the family Theaceae. There are thousands of cultivars of ''C. japonica'' in cultivation, with many colors and forms of flowers. It is native to China and Japan. The cultivation of ''Camellia japonica'' started in China. Its widespread cultivation can be traced back to the Song Dynasty, when 15 varieties of ''Camellia japonica'' were recorded in literature. It grows in forests, at altitudes of around . Description ''Camellia japonica'' is a flowering tree or shrub, usually tall, but occasionally up to tall. Some cultivated varieties achieve a size of 72 m2 or more. The youngest branches are purplish brown, becoming grayish brown as they age. Leaves The alternately arranged leathery leaves are dark green on the top side, paler on the underside, usually long by wide with a stalk ( petiole) about long. The base of the leaf is pointed (cuneate), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
