LIST OF COMMISSIONS

This list of Lanning Roper's gardens is compiled FARLEY HALL*, Farley Hill, near Reading from surviving correspondence (the Lanning (for Hon. Mrs Peter Samuel) - Roper Papers, now in the Royal Horticultural BEDFORDSHIRE Garden design and continuing planting advice, 1975 Society's Lindley Library) and with additional HOWARD'S HOUSE, Cardington 82 information from the memories of his clients and (for Humphrey Whitbread Esq.) friends. Garden design in 1969 and 1982 ENGLEFIELD HOUSE*, near Reading The list requires a word of explanation. The (for Mrs W.R. Beynon) names in brackets after the name of the house BERKSHIRE Garden and planting advice, 1975-80 indicate Lanning's clients, though in many cases they are no longer the owners. The words 'garden BAGNOR MANOR, Newbury WICKHAM HOUSE*, Newbury (for design' and 'planting design' are self-explanatory (for Billy Wallace Esq.) General H.S. Hashim) Garden and are used to indicate a short-term commission. Garden design including riverside lawn, terrace, design, 1976-7 Lanning's preferred way of working was to tend flower borders and swimming pool surround, 'his gardens' over a period of years, and I have with the architect John Griffin, 1960-1 CL RIDGE HOUSE, West Drive, Sunningdale adopted the word 'advice' to describe this. 'Garden (see Chapter 4) (Kenneth Wagg Esq.) advice' means that he oversaw a substantial Garden advice, especially 0n siting of pool and rearrangement of the garden, or part of it; 'planting THE OLD VICARAGE*, Bucklebury (for Sir tennis court, 1974-81 advice' means that he mainly adjusted and carried Robert and Lady Sainsbury) Garden design, out progressive changes in planting only. In the including setting for Henry Moore sculptures, THE MANOR HOUSE*, Yattendon places where he was mainly the planting and continuing planting advice, 1962-74 (for Lord and Lady Iliffe) consultant I have named the architect or other CL (see Chapter 4) Garden advice, 1977-81 designer who may have been involved. But the situations were infinitely variable, as my book MILTON HILL HOUSE*, near Abingdon explains, and this list can only give a brief guide, LITTLE BEAR*, Pangbourne (for W.H. Smith & Son) though it does help in assessing his work. An (for Mr and Mrs C.B. Goulandris) Garden and planting design, 1978-81 asterisk * beside the name of the garden indicates Garden design and continuing planting advice, that there is a file of correspondence in the Lindley 1965-82 YATTENDON PARK*, Yattendon Library; CL indicates that Lanning wrote an article (see also : 37 Chesham Place) Brief planting advice, 1979-80 in Country Life about the garden, and these can be found by referring to the published index of names THE OLD MILL, Woodspeen (for Jean, AVINGTON MANOR*, Hungerford of houses and gardens; n.d. indicates that the date Lady Ashcombe) Garden design, 1964-6 (Lord and Lady Howard de Walden) of the work is unknown. (see Chapter 4) Garden advice, 1979-82

RIBBLESDALE PARK, Ascot (for J. BASILDON HOUSE*, Lower Basildon R. Hindley Esq.) Garden and planting (for Lord and Lady Iliffe) design with William Wood & Son, Brief planting advice, 1982, 1966 ASCOT PLACE, Ascot Planting BINFIELD LODGE, Newbury (for around the temple with William Mr and Mrs H.J. Heinz) Garden and Wood & Son, n.d. planting design with William Wood & Son, 1966 (see Chapter 4) BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

BUCKHURST PARK*, Ascot (for Peter WADDESDON MANOR, near Aylesbury Palumbo Esq.) Planting design and (for the National Trust) continuing advice, 1966-82 Planting design with William Wood & Son for The Aviary garden, 1964 (see Chapter 7) FOLLY FARM, Sulhamstead (for Hon. H. W. and Mrs Astor) Planting advice for the Lutyens/Jekyll HORSENDEN MANOR, Princes Risborough (for garden, 1971-'7 (see Chapter 7) Mrs Gourlay) Planting advice in two reports, n.d.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE Highgro V E, near Tetbury ANGLESEY ABBEY*, near STABLE HOUSE*, North Kilworth (for HRH The Prince of Wales) Garden (for the National Trust) (for Mrs Paul Hyde-Thomason) design and planting advice, 1981 (see Planting maintenance advice, 1982 One visit, plan and planting advice, 1969 (see Chapter Chapter 10) HAMPSHIRE LONDON CHESHIRE EGBURY HOUSE, St Mary Bourne (including the former Middlesex) TATTON PARK, Knutsford (for Mrs Daphne Watkins) Brief planting advice, 1966 (for the National Trust and Cheshire County House in PELHAM CRESCENT (for Council) NORTH END HOUSE*, Mottisfont (for Humphrey Brooke Esq.) Plan for town garden Planting advice for flower borders, Mrs Gilbert Russell) (one of the gardens which backed 0n to Park early Ig6os CL (see Chapter 7) Garden and planting design, 1972-4 (see House) with William Wood & Son, I 960 Chapter 7) LITTLE MORETON HALL*, Congleton 10 HOLLAND PARK, W II (for the National Trust) THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, St Mary Bourne (for (for Lord and Lady Blakenham)Garden and planting Brief garden advice, 1970 (see Chapter 7) Dr Peter Johnson) design with Ian Mylles, his assistant at the time, and Brief garden advice, 1970 William Wood &Son, 1962 CL (see Chapter 4) CORNWALL FAIRFIELD HOUSE*, ANTONY HOUSE*, Torpoint (for Richard Carew Hambledon (for Mr and Mrs Peter Pole Esq. and the National Trust) Wake) Planting advice, 1970-80 CL 96 CHEYNE WALK, SW3 (for Gerald Brief garden advice, 1982 (see Chapter 7) (see also : Hochschild Esq.) Garden design and COURTEENHALL) planting design with William Wood & Son, 1963 (see Chapter 4) ESSEX HALL PLACE*, West Meon (for the Hon. Mrs S.R. Cubitt) Continuing planting advice, FOLLY FAUNTs HOUSE, Goldhanger, Maldon 1973-82 THE AVIARY*, Southall (for Whitney Straight (for Julian Jenkinson Esq.) C Esq.) Garden design and continuing planting Brief garden advice, 1970 L (see Chapter 9) advice, 1965-79 CL (see Chapter 6) TAYLOR'S MEAD*, Sparsholt (for Lady GLOUCESTERSHIRE Ivor Spencer-Churchill) Garden and continuing planting advice, 1978-82 37 CHESHAM PLACE*, SW I DAYLESFORD HOUSE, Daylesford (for Mr and Mrs C. B. Goulandris) (for Lord Rothermere) Garden design and continuing planting advice, 1965-82 Planting for formal garden with HERTFORDSHIRE (see also BERKSHIRE: LITTLE BEAR) William Wood & Son, t. I960 30 CHARLES ST, W I MACKERYE END, Harpenden BOURTON-ON-THE-HILL HOUSE, This is one of the early gardens for which n0 (for Mrs Cynthia Fraser) Planting design for a roof garden, 1968 Bourton-on-the-Hill records remain, only a few slides (for Colonel Head) of work done, c. 1967? Planting advice with architects Benson & Benson, I HYDE PARK SQUARE, W2 1962 (for Mrs D.L. Irwin) HUNTINGDONSHIRE Planting design for a roof garden, 1968 CHURCH HOUSE, Bibury (for Sir Tobias Clarke) Garden and planting advice (file survives but has ABBOTS RIPTON HALL, Huntingdon STJOHN'S, Smith Square, sw I been returned at client's request), 1970s (for Lord and Lady de Ramsey) Planting around the church with LR was a frequent visitor and he admired the William Wood & Son (planting plan design work of Humphrey Waterfield in the only survives) Oct. 1968 THE BARN? garden; he helped with planting design around the (for Mrs Guy Holland) Brief garden advice, 19'71- lake in the 1970s CL HARROW SCHOOL 2 (for Mrs Edward Malan) Brief garden advice, 1969-70

VALLEY FARM, Duntisbourne, Cirencester KENT (for Lady Hollenden) 9 HAMPSTEAD HILL GARDENS, N Continuing garden advice, 1973-81 , Westerham (for the W 3 (for Mrs Michael Bowater) National Trust) Garden and planting advice, Brief garden advice, 1970 KINGSMILL HOUSE, Painswick from 1966 (see Chapter 7) (for Mrs June Keith) I SWAN WALK, SW3 Brief garden advice, 1977 SCOTNEY CASTLE, Lamberhurst (for the Hon. Michael Astor) Garden CIRENCESTER PARK, Cirencester (for the National Trust) and planting design with William (for Lord Bathurst) Garden and planting advice, 1970-82 (see Wood & Son, 1970s (see Chapter 4) Brief garden advice, 1979 Chapter 7) MARGARET PYKE HOUSE*, Mortimer Street, wt STANCOMBE PARK, Dursley PENSHURST PLACE, Tonbridge (for the Family Planning Association) (for Mrs Gerda Barlow). (for Lord De L'Isle) Design and planting advice for a roof garden in Planting advice, I98 I Planting advice, n.d. memory of Mrs Mure, I 9'70S (see Chapter I I)

MAIDA AVENUE, W2 (for Mrs Regester) 23 BLOMFIELD ROAD, W9 WOOD HALL, Hethersett, Shrub planting with (for Sir Edward and Lady Ford) Brief garden (for the Vice-Chancellor of the University of East ifton Nurseries, 1970 advice, 1981 Anglia) Brief garden advice, 1976-7 CREWE HOUSE, Curzon Street, WI Brief 13 ELM PLACE*, SW7 garden advice, 1970 (see Chapter 7) (for Miss Annabel Palumbo) Garden design, I98I- Rudham HOUSE*, East Rudham 2 Garden design and advice, 1976-82 113 DOVEHOUSE STREET*, TRINITY HOSPICE*, Clapham Common, SW4 STERNFIELD HOUSE*, SW3 (for Mrs John Carter) (now the Lanning Roper Memorial Garden) Brief garden advice, 1971 Saxmundham (for Lt.-Col. Sir Eric and Preliminary garden and planting advice, 1981-2 Lady Penn) Garden advice, 1978-82 28 WARWICK AVENUE, W9 (see Chapter 11) Brief advice 0n garden pavilions, 1972 Ismaeli CENTRE, SW7 WICKMERE HOUSE*, Wlckmere (for Planting consultant for roof garden with Noel Bolingbroke-Kent Esq.) Garden ABERCORN PLACE, architects Casson, Conder & Partners and and planting advice, 1979-82 N W 3 (for Esteban Cerda) landscape architects Sasaki Associates, 1981-3 Brief garden advice, 1972 (see Chapter 10) BAYFIELD HALL, Holt (for Brigadier Douglas Phelps) Brief garden 14 HAMMERSMITH GARDEN IN KENSINGTON, West advice, 1982 ERRACE*, W6 London (for Lord Snowdon) (for Jonathan McCreery Esq.) Brief garden advice, 1973-4 Planting design, 1982 (see Chapter 10) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (see also SOMERSET: STOWELL HILL) LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, COURTEENHALL, Northampton (for Mr and 47 CHESTER SQUARE, WC2 (for the University of London) Mrs Peter Wake) Garden design and planting SW I (for Lord Wilton) Planting design for containers for Houghton advice, early I96os Brief garden advice, 1974 Street and Clare Market pedestrian precinct (see also 27 EGERTON TERRACE and with Armstrong, Smith & Barron Partnership, WILTSHIRE: HILLBARN HOUSE) 1982-3 NORTH MYMMS PARK 5 Cottesmore GARDENS (for Mrs W. S. Morgan Burns) Planting advice, (for Lady Iveagh) STANTON HARCOURT (for Lord 1975 CL Brief planting advice with Harcourt) Garden and planting architect Vernon Gibberd, 1982 advice, I96os CITY CHURCHYARDS*: ST PANCRAS, ST BENET'S SHEREHOG, ST SWITHUN 125 OLD CHURCH STREET, BRUERN ABBEY, Bruem (for the Hon. STONE, and ST STEPHEN'S SW3 (for Mrs Peter Chance) Michael Astor) Planting design with William WALBROOK (for Peter Palumbo Esq.) Plan of design for town garden, n.d. Wood & Son, I96os (see Chapter 4) Design and planting advice, 1975-82 47 EGERTON CRESCENT, (see Chapter 8) S W 3 One garden report, n.d. HASELEY COURT, Little Haseley (for Mrs ) MANSION HOUSE SQUARE* (project) Garden advice and planting design, 1968-~70 (for Peter Palumbo Esq.) THE GLEBE, Bayfield CL (see Chapter 7) Landscape and planting for new city square, Brief garden advice, 1970 1975 (see Chapter 8) Turville GRANGE, Turville Heath (for LETHERINGSETT HALL, Holt Princess Lee Radziwill) Planting 49 VICTORIA ROAD*, W8 (for the Hon. Beryl Cozens-Hardy) Brief garden design, with plants from Mrs Desmond advice, 1970-2 Underwood, 1969 (for Mrs Mark Bonham Carter) Brief garden advice, 1978 THE MANOR HOUSE, Great Cressingham BROUGHTON CASTLE*, Banbury (for (See also : RIPE MANOR) (for Mrs Chapman) Lord and Lady Saye and Sele) Garden 2'7 EGERTON TERRACE, Brief garden advice, 19'70-I advice, 1969-71 (see Chapter 7) S W 3 (for Lord Wilton) Garden design and advice, 1978-82 WARHAM HOUSE, Wells GREY COURT, King's Sutton (see also: 47 CHESTER SQUARE and (for Lady Mary Harvey) (for Leo D'Erlanger Esq.) Brief WILTSHIRE: HILLBARN HOUSE) Garden advice, 1971-2 garden advice, 1970 CHURCH FARM, Little Bamingham ARGYLL HOUSE, Kings Road, SW3 (for the *, Enstone (for the (for Mrs Walpole) Marquis of Normanby) Brief garden advice, 1980- Ditchley Foundation) Garden consultant, Brief garden advice, 1972 1973-6 (sele Chapter 7) SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR THE VISUAL 3 AUBREY ROAD*, W8 FRIAR'S WELL*, Aynho ARTS*, (for Lady Daphne Straight) University of East Anglia, Norwich (for Viscountess Ward) Landscape and planting consultant to Garden design and advice, 1980-3 Garden and planting design, 1976-8 CL Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury, with architects Norman Foster Associates and landscape (See also THE AVIARY, Southall) architects Feilden & Mawson; also consultant for interior planting design, 1975-82 THENFORD HOUSE, near Banbury 11 KENSINGTON PALACE GARDENS, W 8 (see Chapter 8) (for the Rt. Hon. and Mrs Michael Heseltine)

(for the French Embassy) Garden and planting advice, 1977-82

Brief garden advice, 1981 (see Chapter 10)

SHROPSHIRE THE OLD VICARAGE*, Firle (for Mr and Mrs HAVERING HOUSE, Milton Lilbourne C. C. Bridge) Garden design and continuing (for Lord Wilton) LOWER HALL, Worfield planting advice, 1969-8z CL (see Brief garden advice with William Wood & Son, (for Mrs and Mrs Christopher Dumbell) Garden 1963 design advice, I980-I (see Chapter I 1) Chapter 9) FORESTER'S COTTAGE*, Coleman's Hatch MANOR COTTAGE, Rushall (for Mrs Wyett SOMERSET One brief report 0n planting, September 1969 Larken) Brief garden advice, STOWELL HILL, Templecombe BIGNOR PARK, Pulborough 1970 (for General McCreery) Brief garden advice (one (for Viscountess Mersey) LOWER MOOR FARM report), 1969 (See also LONDON: 14 Brief garden design advice, 1969 (for Mrs Chance) HAMMERSMITH TERRACE) BENTLEY*, Halland (for Brief garden advice, 19'7 Mrs Askew) Brief garden 1 advice, 1970 COMPTON HOUSE*, Compton Chamberlain SUFFOLK (for John Newman Esq.) HIGHFIELD HOUSE, Garden and planting design and advice, 1975-9 THE OLD RECTORY*, Orford (for William Slindon (for Mrs James Servaes Esq.) Garden design and continuing Bowes Lyon) Brief planting THE PARK SCHOOL*, Wilton garden advice, 1967 CL (see Chapter 9) advice, 1970 (for Lady Glendevon) MARTINS, Thakeham Brief planting advice, 1976-8 Ickworth* near (for Lord (for Mr and Mrs Robin Marlar) Brief garden ALLIED Dunbar CENTRE*, Swindon advice, 1970 Euston and the National Trust) Garden and (formerly Hambro Life Centre) landscape advice, 1970 RIPE MANOR, Lewes Planting around new building and courtyard (see Chapter 7) (for Mrs Mark Bonham Carter) Brief garden (roof) garden with architects Peter Carter, and advice, 1970 (see also LONDON: 49 Yorke, Rosenberg & Mardall, 1977-82 (see 48 CHURCH STREET, VICTORIA ROAD) Chapter 8) Orford (for John Trew Esq.) WAREHEAD HOUSE, Brief planting advice, 1971 Chichester (for Mrs Evan Jones) Hambro LIFE TRICENTRE (project) Brief garden advice, 19'71 Planting consultant in early stages, 1980- METTINGHAM PINES*, 3 WOOLBEDING HOUSE*, Midhurst Bungay (for Lady Lloyd) MILKHOUSE WATER*, Pewsey List of plants, 1971 (for the National Trust) (for David All£ord, partner in Yorke, Garden and planting design and continuing Rosenberg & Mardall) SURREY advice, 1974-80 (see Chapter 7) Brief garden advice, 1979-80 CHERRY HILL, Wentworth (for Mr and PARHAM HOUSE, Pulborough LIDDINGTON MANOR*, near Mrs J.H. Whitney) Planting advice, c. (for Mrs Tritton) Swindon (for Mr and Mrs. J. Joffe) 1959-61 (see Chapter 6) Planting design for one border, 1975 Brief garden advice, 1980 (see Chapter 8) (see Chapter 7) ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY KNOWLE HOUSE*, Froxfield * GARDEN, W isley SANSOME'S FARMHOUSE , Rudgwick (for Brian Henderson, partner in Yorke, Planting scheme for new formal garden by (for Mrs More O'Ferrall) Rosenberg & Mardall) Brief garden advice, 1980-1 Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, 1969 Garden and planting advice, 1977-81 DENBIES*, Dorking (for WILLINGHAM HOUSE*, Ringmer RAINSCOMBE PARK, Lord Ashcombe) Planting (for Ian Askew Esq.) Oare (for Lord advice, 1972-80 Brief garden advice, 1981 Clanwilliam) Garden * advice, 1980-2 TELEGRAPH COTTAGE , Warren Road, WILTSHIRE OLD CONOCK MANOR, Devizes Kingston (for Derek Johns Esq.) (Mrs Alexander Keiller) RAMSBURY MANOR, Ramsbury Brief garden advice, 1982 Garden advice, 1972-82 (for Lord Wilton) Garden advice, pre-1958 (for Lord Rootes)- SUSSEX Planting design for formal garden by Sir Geoffry Jellicoe, 1967 SCOTLAND THE LAINES*, Plumpton (for and the Hon. Mrs Bruce Shand) GRAMPIAN REGION Garden design and continuing planting advice, HILLBARN HOUSE*, Great Bedwyn 1967-82 CL (see Chapter 9) (for Lord Wilton) ESTERSKENE HOUSE*, Garden and planting design with architect Aberdeen (for Lord Cowdray) PENNS IN THE ROCKS*, Groombridge John Griffin, 1958-62 Planting advice, 1978-80 (for Lord and Lady Gibson) (for Lord and Lady Bruntisfield) Garden Garden and planting advice, 1967-82 CL and planting design including layout of STRATHCLYDE (see Chapter 7) jardin potager with architect John HORSTED PLACE, Uckfield (for Griffin, 1962-71 CAMERON*, Alexandria Lady Rupert Nevill) Advice 0n azalea (for Mr and Mrs A. Buchanan)Planting advice, (for Mrs Telfer Smollett) planting, 1968-70 1971-8 CL (see Chapter 9) Brief garden advice, 1979

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CO. FERMANAGH CASTLEMARTIN STUD*, Kilcullin FARNSWORTH HOUSE*, Plano, Illinois (for Dr Anthony O'Reilly) (for Peter Palumbo Esq.) CASTLECOOLE*, Enniskillen Garden design and planting advice, 1977-82 (see Landscape and planting advice for the famous house (for the National Trust of Northern Ireland) Chapter 5) designed by Mies van der Rohe, 1973-82 (see Landscape and planting consultant, 1967-78 (see Chapter 8) Chapter 5) CO. WEXFORD ANANOURI* Highland Falls, New York (for CO. DOWN STRAMORE*, Bunclody (for Mrs D. Jobling- Mr and Mrs C. Sidamon-Eristof) Garden Purser) Garden design and planting advice, 1979- design and continuing planting advice, 1976- CASTLE WARD*, near Downpatrick 83 82 (see Chapter 6) (for the National Trust of Northern Ireland) Landscape and planting consultant, 1967-78 (see BILTMORE DIARY FARMS, Asheville, North Chapter 5) Carolina 8 RUE PIPER*, Reims (for (for Mr and Mrs George Cecil) Brief Monsieur F. d'Aulan) Garden garden advice, 1978 and 1982 EIRE advice, 1972-3 1 BEEKMAN PLACE*, New York (for CO. DONEGAL LE MANOIR Saintes Maries aux Anglais, Mrs John Hay Whitney) Planting advice GLENVEAGH CASTLE Mesnil Mauger for small city garden, 1978- (for Henry P. McIlhenny Esq.) (for Philip Lockwood Esq.) GREENTREE, Manhasset, Long Island Garden design and continuing planting advice, Garden advice, 1977-80 (for Mrs John Hay Whitney) 1959-82 CL (see Chapter 5) AIGLEMONT*, Gouvieux (for Prince Amyn Brief garden advice, 1980 AUGHAWONEY LODGE, Kilmachrenan Aga Khan) Planting advice, 1980-2 (see Chapter 10) POWHATON PLANTATION, King George, (for Mrs Nash) Virginia (for Mr and Mrs Raymond Guest) Brief Brief garden advice, 1970S planting advice, 1980 MARBLE HILL*, Port na Blagh (for Mrs D. WOODLAWN PLANTATION*, Virginia Jobling-Purser) Garden design and continuing LA GUIZZA*, ASolo (for Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan) Brief - planting advice, 1971 9 CL (see Brief garden advice, 1971-2 garden and planting advice, 1982 (see Chapter 5) Chapter 10) MONTORIA, Asolo (for Miss Freya Stark) DUBLIN MIRADOR FARM*, Greenwood, Virginia Garden advice during the 1970s. (for Mrs J. H. Scott) FARMLEIGH, Castleknock (for the Earl of Iveagh) This was not a paid commission as Lanning and One visit, 1982, to give advice 0n the proposed Advice given 0n screen planting, c. 1960, and Freya Stark were firm friends, but he frequently restoration of the garden made in the 1930s by subsequent garden design and planting advice, n.d. visited Montoria and helped her with the garden, Mr and Mrs (see Chapter I I) especially the roses she loved

SWITZERLAND TRINITY COLLEGE Landscape and planting consultant for new Arts CHATEAU DE Bellerive* Geneva (for Prince Building with architects Ahrends, Burton & Koralek, Sadruddin Aga Khan) Design and jardin and subsequently landscape consultant for all Trinity potager with continuing planting advice, 1969- College buildings, 1973-8 (see Chapter 5) 82 (see Chapter 10)