Memorial Column Dedicated To Lancelot 'Capability' Brown
The inscription on the column, originally placed near the Bowling Green House (remodelled by Batty Langley, 1735), and now located in the eastern part of the gardens:
'These gardens, originally laid out by Henry Duke of Kent, were altered by Philip Earl of Hardwicke and Jemima Marchioness Grey with the professional assistance of Lancelot Brown Esq. in the years 1758, 1759, 1760.'
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