Money Moving a Mountain
Online talk Thur 8 Apr 2021
6pm
OnlineCatherine Taylor, Head Archivist at Waddesdon, uses documents and images from the archives to tell the story of Ferdinand’s creation of the gardens at Waddesdon Manor and what he was hoping to achieve.
In 1874 Ferdinand de Rothschild bought nearly 3000 acres of farmland at Waddesdon there was no ‘big house’, no gardens, and no parkland. Six years later he welcomed his first guests and in just over a decade had created the masterpiece that is the house and gardens we can see today. Waddesdon Manor was created as a place to entertain and the gardens, aviary, stables and pleasure grounds were very much part of the experience. The scale and cost were immense and the results created one of the very best gardens of its time.
A unique link to join the zoom online talk will be emailed 24 hours before the event.
Students: please email enquiries@waddesdon.org.uk from your academic email to register for a free place.