GIBSIDE - Park and Gardens - List Entry
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Description
"Pleasure grounds laid out and embellished with a range of features by George Bowes during the period 1729 to 1760 with advice from Stephen Switzer who prepared designs in 1731 and 1732. Gibside was owned by the Marley family until the C16 when it passed to the Blakistons through marriage. It remained in the family until 1713 when it passed, again through marriage, to the Bowes family. George Bowes inherited in 1721 and shortly after began laying out the grounds...." -
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Further information
Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000508
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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