The grave of the famed Victorian landscape designer and author Edward Kemp in Flaybrick Memorial Gardens, Birkenhead. He was also the first superintendent of Birkenhead Park, the first modern municipal park in England.
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The last of my snowy site visits was to Flaybrick Memorial Gardens in the Wirral. A Grade II* Registered Park and Garden, also a Heritage at Risk site, whose designer, Edward Kemp (1817-1891), is also buried here.

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The longest and most rewarding of my site visits in the snow last week was at Bramham Park. In glorious weather, firm snow, and with generous hosting by the owner, it was a truly unforgettable experience in one of England's finest historic designed landscapes.

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Another site visit from last week in the snow, on the way back from Liverpool: Eastham Victorian Pleasure Gardens, largely forgotten and mostly overgrown. Despite all, the place survived remarkably well, although needs substantial clearing to be fully appreciated.
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Reminiscing about last week's snowy site visits on behalf of Historic England. The first of them was to St James's Gardens, adjacent to Liverpool's Anglican cathedral. Heritage at risk, in large part due to the state of the retaining walls.