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Didlington Nurseries
Didlington Nurseries was established by Edwin Rickard in 1962 & is still a running business today.
Now in the hands of his son, Sean, who took over when his father retired, the business occupies a four-acre plot of land within a walled garden, believed to be the biggest in England.
This abandoned part was in the grounds of the old hall.
Didlington Hall was a country house, which at one point housed the Egyptological collections of William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney. Apart from the stables and a clock tower, it was demolished in the 1950s. A new house was built on the site in 2007.
Please exercise caution if you do decide to visit, there was a barn owl roosting in here when we went, hence the delay in posting this one.
First we had a look at what I presume was the head gardeners cottage.
Outside were various potting sheds
The main greenhouse / shed was most interesting though.
Heading out there were a few old building remains
which all seemed rather boring except this room had stunning floor to ceiling tiles.
Thats all from here
Didlington Nurseries was established by Edwin Rickard in 1962 & is still a running business today.
Now in the hands of his son, Sean, who took over when his father retired, the business occupies a four-acre plot of land within a walled garden, believed to be the biggest in England.
This abandoned part was in the grounds of the old hall.
Didlington Hall was a country house, which at one point housed the Egyptological collections of William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney. Apart from the stables and a clock tower, it was demolished in the 1950s. A new house was built on the site in 2007.
Please exercise caution if you do decide to visit, there was a barn owl roosting in here when we went, hence the delay in posting this one.
First we had a look at what I presume was the head gardeners cottage.
Outside were various potting sheds
The main greenhouse / shed was most interesting though.
Heading out there were a few old building remains
which all seemed rather boring except this room had stunning floor to ceiling tiles.
Thats all from here
