Open Meeting: Talk by Dianne Long, Devon Gardens Trust

Saturday 21st September at 10:30 - 12:00
The Mint Methodist Church Centre, Fore Street, Exeter EX4 3AT
A social event where visitors and guests are welcome and refreshment will be available. Devon Gardens Trust seeks to promote and protect Devon’s designed landscape heritage – its parks, gardens and cemeteries of special historic interest – for future generations. It works with owners, managers and local authorities to ensure that those gardens, parks and cemeteries of special historic importance are recognised and conserved. Dianne Long, a former Trust chair, will take us through the work of the Trust and focus on the history and conservation of some of the important historic parks, gardens and cemeteries in and around Exeter.

We have been working together with the ‘Devon Gardens Trust’ in the effort to secure a listing of Larkbeare Grounds earlier this year.

Dianne Long will visit us and  provide an insight into the Trust’s rich work in Devon and Exeter.

Exeter has two nationally registered historic parks and gardens and over 20 on the Devon local list. The arrangements for registering and listing gardens are similar to those for buildings and offer similar protection. Nationally registered gardens include Northernhay and Rougemont. Locally listed ones  include Heavitree Pleasure Park, Pinces Garden and Bury Meadow. Cemeteries are also included; so, for example, St Bartholomew’s cemetery is on the national register and the Dissenters’ Graveyard is on the local list.

 

 

Parking onsite is limited for disabled people only, telephone the Mint on 01392 279786 to reserve a space. This City Centre venue is well served by public transport and there are public car parks nearby.

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