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Henry Trevor

1819 - 1897

The creator of the garden

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Nick Belfield-Smith

Chairman

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Marjorie Wilson

Gardener

2008

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Tuesday morning volunteers

July 2008

Note the poly-tunnel, replaced with greenhouse in 2009

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John and Doug, two of our non-gardening volunteers

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Kitty has been gardening here since the beginning of the restoration

October 2007

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Bruce, Sheila and Marjorie

2004

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members of the Sunday tea team

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Volunteers Dee, Janet and Jill

May 2006

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Volunteer John

April 2008

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Volunteer Barry


- 2010
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Volunteer Jonathan


October 2010
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Colin and Elizabeth Bickerton with their daughter, Erica

appeared as Mr and Mrs Henry Trevor with their 'garden boy' at the Open Day on 19th June 1994

(Elizabeth Bickerton was the Chair of the PGPT from 1993 - 2000)
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Volunteer Graham

May 2010
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Eliza Gray, sister of Mary Trevor, nee Gray

1830s

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Joseph Gray, 1787-1862, father in law of Henry Trevor

1833

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Mary, Eliza and Sarah Grey, daughters of Joseph Grey

1830s

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Kathleen Barnard 1910 - 2011

Great granddaughter of Henry Trevor
Kathleen Barnard (nee Trevor) died peacefully in February at the age of 100. Many members will remember her from her various visits to the Plantation Garden from her home in Cheshire. Kathleen may well have inherited her longevity gene from her great-grandmother Mary Trevor, wife of our founder Henry Trevor.

Kathleen was the daughter of one of Henry's two grandsons, to whom he left the residue of his estate when he died in 1897.

Not only did Kathleen supply our only photo of Henry Trevor, but indeed most of our information about the family history of the Trevors comes from her. She painted a vivid picture of Henry's disapproval of the marriage of his and Mary's only daughter, Eliza, to her first cousin, to depart for Australia and America. But, as happens so often, the daughter's determination overcame the objections of her father and John returned and married Eliza. Nowadays there are historians who find John of greater interest than Henry because, after several shaky starts, John found his vocation as a Unitarian preacher in Manchester and became the 'first Labour minister', sharing a platform with Bernard Shaw and Kier Hardie.

Kathleen knew that her great-grandfather had lived in Norwich, so was able to make the connection when she suddenly saw an article in a Sunday supplement in the 1980s describing the discovery and restoration of a Victorian garden in Norwich. She immediately made contact and was generous with her information and support for many years. She gave a bench to the garden, in part because she felt that she wanted the name of Henry Trevor to appear in his garden: later she said that she regretted not mentioning Mary in the inscription. Words by Sheila Adam

Photo taken 1994
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Eliza Trevor 1844 - 1894

Henry's daughter

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1988-89

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John Trevor 1787-1864

Henry Trevor's father

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Elizabeth (nee Trevor) Gardiner,

sister of Henry Trevor

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Stanley Scott Trevor

grandson of Henry Trevor

1898

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John Joseph Gray Page

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Trevor Page workmen

John Joseph Gray Page, wearing hat, in centre

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John Joseph Gray Page and Emily Ellen

in the garden of 'The Elms'

c 1910-1920

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John Trevor

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Hugh & Stanley Trevor

   
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Group of Baptist ladies organising fête in PG in 1920s

Lady in white and black hat in centre of 2nd row is minister's wife.
Young man in front row in pale trousers almost in front of her became minister later.
Copy of photo produced (by child of one of colleagues at fête) at talk in May/June 2006

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John Joseph Gray Page (left)

Poster for flower service. Sermon by Rev. J Mellor Evans

1886

 

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Gardener with ceramic fountain
1940/1950

Cathedral in background

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The gardener's cottage

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Photo courtesy of The Eastern Daily Press Newspaper

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Photo courtesy of The Eastern Daily Press Newspaper

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1989

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1989

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Limewashing the terracotta

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Chris Watson about to start on the lime washing

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1992

Discovering drains.  Volunteers Polly, Polly and John.
No flower beds, just lawn

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September 2007

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2007

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2007

Richard Horne building the shelter

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