Holywell Hall Horticultural Records, 1770-1829, 1760-1829.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528

Summary

Creator:
Holywell Hall (Lincolnshire, England)
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Notes and information gathered by the owner or caretaker of Holywell Hall (Lincolnshire, England), concerning the creation and care of gardens and vineyards. Also includes lists of flowering shrubs, evergreens, perennial plants, and trees; directions for composting orange trees; methods of wood preservation; properties of the "Auricula;" and hand-drawn maps of the Holywell estate.

Names appearing in the collection include Mr. Knight, Mr. Wright, Mr. Reynardson, Lee and Kennedy, Belton, Mr. Pochin, Emphingham Heath, Mr. Pullen, and William Gozna.

Biographical / historical:

Holywell is an English estate dating back to the middle ages. In 1732, it was given to Samuel Reynardson by his sister. It is believed that Samuel Reynardson is the one who laid out the gardens at Holywell Hall.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1977.
Arrangement:

Chronologically arranged.

Physical description:
21 items.