Avon Gardens Trust has published interesting and informative books by authors who are all experts in their field. The volumes are profusely illustrated with many unfamiliar views and maps and contain fascinating accounts of the parks and gardens described, the people responsible for their creation and those who worked in them.Intriguing details include Russian guns, floral carpets and clocks, Bristol diamonds, Coade stone lions, commemorative statues, a boating pond in the shape of the Bristol Channel, a labyrinth, memorial trees, restrictive regulations in parks, band concerts and other entertainments, and much more information.

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Parks and Gardens of Avon

The former County of Avon has splendid historic parks and gardens, both urban and rural, which brilliantly illustrate the history of garden design and landscape parks in England. This profusely illustrated book provides an important and fascinating record of the development of these designed landscapes.

Harding & Lambert 1994
132 pages £7.95 ISBN 0 7291 0230 0
The Trust publishes two annual booklets.

The Journal is published each summer with articles of local and national interest, written by members and friends. In the Autum, the Annual Review includes accounts of visits and events and other news.

In addition, regular Bulletins keep members up todate with forthcoming events and news of issues affecting gardens in the Avon area.

Back issues of the the Journal, the Annual Review and past Newsletters are available to non-members. Please contact us for details.

You can download an index of past Newsletters as a PDF HERE
Thomas Goldney’s Garden

In the eighteenth century, Thomas Goldney, a Quaker merchant, created a remarkable garden which survives today in Clifton. This booklet tells of the building of the famous grotto, the planting, the gardeners and the visitors who left accounts of what they saw. There are contemporary illustrations and maps in black and white and colour.

Stembridge 1996
30 pages £3.50 ISBN 0 9518290 2 5
Historic Public Parks

The Trust has published books on Historic Public Parks of Bath, Weston-super-Mare and Bristol. The origins and development of the parks are described, and there are maps and contemporary illustrations.The books are equally interesting to read at home or to take on a walk round the parks.
Guilding 1997
76 pages £5.95
ISBN 0 9531013 0 4		 Lambert 2000
72 pages £5.95
ISBN 0 9531013 2 0		 Lambert 1998
56 pages £5.95
ISBN 0 9531013 1 2
Available from bookshops or direct from Avon Gardens Trust
c/o The CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN
Cheques should be made payable to Avon Gardens Trust.
Prices include postage and packing to addresses within the UK.
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