ENGLISH HERITAGE ARCHIVES www.englishheritagearchives.org.uk PERCY CANE COLLECTION The collection comprises photographs, printed copies of plans and sketches of designed by Percy Cane, c1920s-1960s. They were used by Ronald Webber in preparation of his biography of Percy Cane, garden designer. Only a small proportion of the photographs were used in the book. A handlist of the photographs and printed plans is attached to the record. Also in the collection are designs for the at Hungerdown near Chippenham. (CAN01/01) Percival Stephen Cane (1881-1976) Received Via : Ronald Webber Provenance : Prints and copies of plans and sketches of designed by Percy Cane, c1920s-1960s. The material here was used by Ronald Webber in preparation of his biography of Percy Cane Percival Stephen Cane (1881-1976) was a garden designer. English Heritage Archive Services The Engine Fire Fly Avenue Swindon SN2 2EH Telephone:01793 414600 Email:archive@english-heritage.org.uk A Handlist of Photographs in the Percy Cane Collection (CAN01/02) (From AMIE/Gardens & Landscape Team - November 2013) Item number Prints Description of image (name of building, garden etc.) Location (village, town, county etc.) Date Photographer or name of copyright holder Page number reference in 'Percy Cane, Garden Designer' by Ronald Webber, 1974 Notes (any other information) 1 2 3 Hall Hall The Azalea Dell, Hall Stuart Black, Torquay 94 1
4 5 The stairway connecting the upper glade with the lower lawn, Hall 95 Hall 6 Hall 7 Hall 97 8 Hall 9 Hall 2 copies 10 11 Hall Hall 12 13 Hall Hall Country Life, London No 71, p 189 written on 14 15 Hall and Tear to left corner 2
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25, paving 152 No 81, 207-210 written on 3
26 27 Entrance to formal flower garden at Entrance to formal flower garden at 28 The Vern 29 The Vern 30 The Vern 31 The Vern 32 The Vern 33 The Vern White Water 34 Gardens Marden, Herefordshire Marden, Herefordshire Marden, Herefordshire Marden, Herefordshire Marden, Herefordshire Marden, Herefordshire Sandwich, Kent 153, Embankment, Embankment 154, Embankment, Embankment, Embankment, Embankment 153 Jones, 167 35 The Mill Fittleworth, Pulborough, 36 The Mill Fittleworth, Pulborough, 156 4
37 The Mill Fittleworth, Pulborough, 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 The Mill, birdbath Fittleworth, Pulborough, Jones, Jones, 165 Kinwan Taylor' 5
48 49 50 51 52 Kinwan Taylor' 53 Bowhill Chichester, 164 54 Bowhill Chichester, 55 56 Bowhill Bowhill, flowering plants Chichester, Chichester, Mrs McDougal 57 58 Bowhill Bowhill Chichester, Chichester, Mrs McDougal 6
59 Bowhill Chichester, 60 Bowhill 61 Hillside 62 Hillside 63 Chestham Park Chichester, Four Oaks, Warwickshire Four Oaks, Warwickshire 144 Henfield, East Sussex 104 Print mounted on card 64 65 66 Chestham Park Falkland Palace Falkland Palace 67 Westfield Westfield, water 68 69 Westfield Henfield, East Sussex Fife, Scotland Fife, Scotland Oakley, Bedfordshire Oakley, Bedfordshire Oakley, Bedfordshire Jones, Cowie & Govan, St Andrews 77 Cowie & Govan, St Andrews 77 Jones, 81 Jones, 82 Major Crichton- Stuart' E. F. Davison 70 Westfield Oakley, Bedfordshire 71 Monteviot Jedburgh 72 Monteviot Jedburgh Jones, Jas. N. Campbell, Edinburgh 90 Jas. N. Campbell, Edinburgh 91 7
73 Stumblehole 74 Stumblehole 75 Stumblehole 76 Stumblehole 77 Stumblehole 78 Stumblehole 79 Stumblehole 80 Stumblehole 81 Stumblehole 82 Stumblehole 83 Stumblehole Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones, 84 85 86 87 White The White The White The White, courtyard Sandwich, Kent Highgate, London Highgate, London Highgate, London Jones, 166 Clifford Curzon Clifford Curzon 8
88 The Aviary Southall, Embankment 140 89 90 Forge Forge Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire 165 Foundary 91 92 Forge Forge Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire Foundary 93 Forge Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire 94 Forge Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire 95 96 97 98 Forge Hungerdown, view to glade from upper terrace Hungerdown Hungerdown Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire Seagry, Wiltshire Seagry, Wiltshire Seagry, Wiltshire, Embankment 84, Embankment, Embankment 85 9
99 Hungerdown 100 Westwoods 101 Westwoods 102 Westwoods 103 Westwoods 104 Westwoods 105 Westwoods 106 Westwoods 107 Westwoods 108 Westwoods 109 Westwoods 110 Westwoods 111 Westwoods 112 Westwoods 113 Westwoods 114 Aughentaine 115 Aughentaine 116 Deadington Seagry, Wiltshire 87 181 Eric Gray, Gerrard 180 Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland Eric Gray, Gerrard Eric Gray, Gerrard Eric Gray, Gerrard Eric Gray, Gerrard Eric Gray, Gerrard Cripps, Oxfordshire Arthur Pyke Arthur Pyke Pyke Mrs Pyke Arthur Pyke Captain Hamilton- Stubber Lady Dugan of 10
117 Greenways 118 Hawksdown, Walmer, Kent W. H. and L. Collingridge Broadmead Garden Coventry 100 119 Ardencraig Stonely 120 Woods 121 Ridge End 122 Ridge End 123 Ridge End 124 Ridge End Isle of Bute, Scotland 154 Fadmoor, York Hanbury, Worcestershire Hanbury, Worcestershire Hanbury, Worcestershire Hanbury, Worcestershire 125 Ardleigh Chigwell, Essex 126 Ardleigh Chigwell, Essex 127 Ardleigh Chigwell, Essex Hoare's Bank, Courtyard Fleet Street, 128 Garden London,,,,, Mrs H. Peek Lord & Lady Crichton- Stuart 129 Long View Reigate Heath, 11
130 Long View 131 Long View Reigate Heath, Reigate Heath, 132 Busbridge Wood 133 134 135 136 137 Parsonage Marlow, Buckinghamshire Upper Spurlands Buckinghamshire 128 Upper Spurlands Buckinghamshire 129 Jones, Woburn Abbey Bedfordshire 141 Percy Cane's own garden Percy Cane's own garden Illustrations 1 2 3 Pen and ink drawing from My Garden, Illustrated A Paved Garden' drawing from My Garden January 1916 6 Illustrated April 1916 6 Flower border varieties during World War March I from My 1916 7 12
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Garden Illustrated Plan for a bungalow garden from My Garden British Illustrated Museum 7 A Country Cottage and Garden from My Garden British Illustrated Museum 8 Garden at British Chelmsford Chelmsford 1918 Museum 9 Paved Court and fruit wall from My Garden British Illustrated 1918 Museum 10 Spring planting plan for a small Dutch garden from My Garden British Illustrated 1919 Museum 10 Design for a stairway from My Garden British Illustrated 1920 Museum 11 Formal planting varieties in silver, grey, pink and lavender 1930s 20 Planting scheme terminating an extended vista 1937 20 Colour grouping for herbaceous border 1930s 21 A double border in shades of yellow, 1930s 21 13
orange and blue 14 Radiating stone paving with brick borders 24 15 Variation and pattern in paving 24 16 n house, before work by Cane 25 17 n house, after work by Cane 25 18 Pattern for a brick path 26 19 A poolgarden and pergola 26 20 A paved courtyard 27 21 Formal garden with glade leading off 27 22 A terrace with steps to lawn 28 23 Pool-garden with a fine tree on its long axis 29 24 A circular paved court bounded by stone walls 29 25 An effective setting for a garden shelter 30 26 Corner treatment as a setting for an octagonal shelter 30 27 A good 31 14
28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 place for gardening shelters A typical Cane layout of the 1930s 1930s 32 A garden look-out set amongst trees 32 Brick steps and path leading to terrace and garden door 33 Pool-garden and stairway 34 Lavender herb garden 35 Tennis pavillion 35 Treatment for the front of a small house 44 A corner seat forming a striking turning point in a small garden 44 Recessed pool at the end of a paved walk 45 A simple scheme for a small building plot 45 Rose garden planting 1930s 46 A sunken pool-garden 47 A small town garden 47 Plan for 1 1/2 acre garden 1936 48 Plan for 1/2 acre garden 49 15
43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Town garden 49 A garden of 1 1/2 acres 50 A Rose garden 51 3/4 acre garden 51 3 acre garden 64 The Frinton-on-Sea, of Ardchiolle Essex 64 Garden layout for a 5 acre site 65 The setting of seats 66 Plan for a sloping garden of 15 acres 67 n garden, before Cane work 68 n garden, after Cane work 68 Layout for 1 1/2 acre garden 69 Percy Cane's earliest published garden from My Garden October Illustrated 1915 4 Suggestions for an orchard The of Ardchiolle The garden at Hambledon Grounds of Hall Portrait of Percy Cane Frinton-on-Sea, Essex Havant Devon November 1915 5 16
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