Object Details
- General
- Cliveden is an historically significant estate set on 130-foot high banks above the River Thames, with its grounds sloping down to the river. Comprising about 375 acres, the estate's current mansion was built in 1851 by architect Charles Barry for George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, the 2nd Duke of Sutherland. Notable owners in the early 20th century included Waldorf and Nancy Astor. The estate's gardens include about 180 acres, while the rest of the property is woodland and paddocks. Highlights of the gardens include a formal four-acre parterre, topiary, a water garden, an herbaceous plant "Secret" garden (replacing an earlier rose garden designed by Geoffrey Jellicoe), a lime tree avenue, and a maze. Temples, pavilions, follies, and sculpture complement the plant material. The property is currently owned by the National Trust (Great Britain), which leases the mansion as a hotel. Cliveden was visited during the Garden Club of America's June 1929 tour to England. A complete copy of the GCA tour itinerary was printed in the Bulletin of the Garden Club of America (Fourth Series, No. 5), September 1929, pp. 6-25.
- Persons associated with the property include Sir Charles Barry (architect and landscape architect, 1851); George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (former owner, 1850-1861); John Fleming (gardener, ca. 1851); Charles Bridgeman (gardener, ca. 1720); Waldorf and Nancy Astor, Viscount and Viscountess Astor (former owners, 1906-1942); and Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe (garden designer, 1959).
- Architect
- Barry, Charles Sir, 1795-1860
- Landscape architect
- Barry, Charles Sir, 1795-1860
- Former owner
- Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower Duke of, 1786-1861
- Gardener
- Fleming, John
- Bridgeman, Charles
- Former owner
- Astor, Waldorf Astor Viscount, 1879-1952
- Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor Viscountess, 1879-1964
- Garden designer
- Jellicoe, Geoffrey Sir, 1900-1996
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Cliveden (Taplow, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England)
- United Kingdom -- England -- Berkshire -- Maidenhead -- Taplow
- Topic
- Gardens -- England -- Berkshire -- Maidenhead -- Taplow
- Architect
- Barry, Charles Sir, 1795-1860
- Landscape architect
- Barry, Charles Sir, 1795-1860
- Former owner
- Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower Duke of, 1786-1861
- Gardener
- Fleming, John
- Bridgeman, Charles
- Former owner
- Astor, Waldorf Astor Viscount, 1879-1952
- Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor Viscountess, 1879-1964
- Garden designer
- Jellicoe, Geoffrey Sir, 1900-1996
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 2: International Garden Images / United Kingdom -- England
- Sponsor
- A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File ENG006
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
- Collection Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Bibliography
- Garden has been featured in Arabella Lennox-Boyd, Traditional English Gardens (New York: Rizzoli, 1987), pp. 48-51. Garden has been featured in Christopher Thacker, England's Historic Gardens (Great Britain: Headline, 1989), pp. 8-9, 112-114. Garden has been featured in Mary Keen, The Glory of the English Garden (Boston: Little, Brown, 1989), passim.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes worksheets, photocopied book excerpts, and additional information about the house and garden.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1643208220039-1643210189250-0
