Warwickshire Local History Society

Paterson's Dynasty of Gardeners: an example from Warwick Castle

Warwickshire Local History Society (WLHS) continues its programme of evening talks on Tuesday 21st February with a talk given by WLHS member Christine Hodgetts about the gardens and gardeners of Warwick Castle.

Held at the Primary School Hall, Aylesford School, Tapping Way, Warwick, CV34 6XR, this talk will look at the activities of Robert Paterson, a Scottish gardener, who, in 1758, took up the position of head gardener at Warwick Castle. For the following sixteen years he continued the laying out of Warwick Castle Park and Gardens begun by Capability Brown.

Renowned local historian Christine Hodgetts will explore Paterson’s dynasty of gardeners and the development of his thriving landscape and nursery business.

The talk will start at 7.30 pm with tea and coffee served from 7 pm.

There is no need to book and non-members can attend for just £3, refundable if they join the society on the day.

If you have an interest in local history and have good organisational skills WLHS would like to hear from you. We are looking for a new Programmes Secretary to run our programme of evening talks. To find out more about the role please visit

www.warwickshirehistory.org.uk. 

For an informal discussion about this role please

contact info@warwickshirehistory.org.uk.

For more information about the society and events please visit their website,

www.warwickshirehistory.org.uk. Facebook: @historysoc; Twitter: @Warwickshistsoc