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Wakefield Estate A boundary of woodland going off into the distance with small groups of trees placed further in, the bold use of water, and then weaving a clear meadow area away into the distance to draw the eye along the created vista. A picture to rival the artists of the time, creating the romantic idyll of the countryside to compare with Claude Lorraine, Poussin or Rosa. Lancelot Brown's reputation grew as visitors to the estate spread the word on this enlightened form of landscape design. As he grew more experienced in preparing plans and drawings, and implementing the various works, he even undertook more complicated sites, such as Warwick Castle. Here the area created new technical challenges, working within the tight confines of this steeply sloping site, also not being able to change the character of the property the grounds surrounded. A respected man he now courts and married a local girl Bridget Ways, on 22nd November 1744, in St Mary’s Church Stowe. During their time at Stowe they had their first 4 children, Bridget in 1746, Lancelot junior in 1748, William who sadly died after only a few months, and John in 1750. Lord Cobham died in 1749, with Brown working for him for 9 years. At first implementing William Kent’s design, who had died in 1748, and later embellishing it with his own flair, along with undertaking design work for other estates, the time had come for Capability Brown to commit to full time private landscaping. |
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