Howbery Park

Information

Title
Howbery Park
Record type
Ephemera
Original Reference
E/PC/BPG/H/847
Date
c.1910
Scope & content
Sepia-tinted photographic postcard showing a view of Howbery Park and its conservatory. Pencil: [personal message] [address in Bedford supplied]. Howbery Park was built c.1850 for W. S. Blackstone, MP, who never lived there but died in debt. After the Second World War, the house was used for hydraulics research, and is now owned by the Environment Agency et al.
Extent
1 postcard
Physical description
9 (h) x 14 (w) cm
Is part of
British Private Gardens Postcard Collection
Subjects
gardens
buildings (structures)
conservatories (building spaces)
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Public Domain

Location