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Edward Milner

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English landscape architect

Milner's design for Buxton Pavilion Gardens

Edward MilnerFLS[1][2] (20 January 1819 – 26 March 1884) was an Englishlandscape architect.

Early life and career

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Edward Milner was born inDarley, Derbyshire, the eldest child of Henry Milner and Mary née Scales. Henry Milner was employed atChatsworth byWilliam Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, as a gardener and porter. Edward was educated atBakewell Grammar School and was then apprenticed to Chatsworth's head gardener,Joseph Paxton. In 1841 he continued his studies in Paris at theJardin des Plantes and returned home to become Paxton's assistant. He worked with Paxton in developing and managingPrinces Park, Liverpool and assisted him atOsmaston Manor in Derbyshire.[3] In 1847 he laid out the Italian Garden atTatton Park, Cheshire, which had been designed by Paxton.[4] When Paxton re-erectedThe Crystal Palace in Penge Park,Sydenham in 1852, Milner was appointed as the superintendent of works. He also worked for Paxton in creating thePeople's Park, Halifax forFrancis Crossley.[3]

Independent career

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From the mid-1850s, Milner worked as an independent landscape gardener. He received commissions for work in England and Wales, including designing three public parks inPreston, Lancashire.[3] These parks were constructed as part of a scheme for relieving unemployment caused by thecotton famine in the 1860s.[5] He also designed gardens in Germany and Denmark. In 1881 he became principal of theCrystal Palace School of Gardening, established by the Crystal Palace Company.[3]

Works as an independent designer

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This is an incomplete list.

LocationHouse/GardenDetailsDateRefs
Llanfairfechan,ConwyBryn y Neuadd Hospital[3][6]
nrLincoln, LincolnshireHartsholme HallForJoseph Shuttleworth, inventor1862[3][7][8]
Heighington, LincolnshireHeighington HallForAlfred Shuttleworth, industrialist[9]nrMatlock, DerbyshireStancliffe HallFor SirJoseph Whitworth, inventor[3]
Tal-y-Cafn,ConwyBodnant Garden (original garden)ForH. D. Pochin, Chemist[3]
Berriew,PowysGlansevern Hall & Gardens (original walled garden)ForArthur Davies Owen, 1880[3]
nrBurton upon Trent, StaffordshireRangemore HallForM. T. Bass, brewer and philanthropist[3][10]
nrShaftesbury, DorsetIwerne MinsterForG. G. Glyn, Lord Wolverton,Whip and politician[3]
Birmingham, West MidlandsHighburyForJoseph Chamberlain,statesman[3][11]
BathLocksbrook Cemetery[3]
Dingestow, MonmouthshireDingestow CourtFor Samuel Bosanquet[12]
Peterborough, CambridgeshireElton Hall[13]
Halifax, West YorkshireStoney Royd CemeteryOpened 1861[3][14]
Halifax, West YorkshirePeople's Park, Halifax
Horsham, West SussexWarnham CourtForSir J. H. Pelly's son, Sir John Pelly (2nd Bt.)1864[15]
Preston, LancashireMoor ParkOpened 1867[3]
Preston, LancashireMiller ParkOpened 1867[3]
Preston, LancashireAvenham ParkOpened 1867[3]
Buxton, DerbyshirePavilion GardensFor the Buxton Improvements Company on behalf of the7th Duke of Devonshire1871[3][16][17]
Lincoln, LincolnshireLincoln ArboretumOpened 1872[3][18][19]
Bromyard, HerefordshireBredenbury Courtc. 1876[20]
Halifax, West YorkshireShroggs ParkFor ColonelEdward AkroydOpened 1881[21]
Morpeth, NorthumberlandWallington HallAparterre1882[22]
Westphalia, GermanyWildparkDülmenFor theHouse of Croÿ[23]
Westphalia, GermanySchlossAnholt, BorkenFor themediatised Prince ofSalm-Salm[3]
DenmarkKnutenborg ParkFor Count E. C. Knuth[3]
BelgiumChâteau MirandaFor the Liedekerke-Beaufort family1866[3]

Personal life

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In 1844 he married Elizabeth Mary Kelly ofLiverpool with whom he had 11 children. The family moved to Norwood, London, and later toDulwich Wood Park. Milner appointed his sonHenry Ernest as his principal assistant.[3] Edward Milner founded the garden design and landscape architecture firm of Milner-White.[24] He died at his home in 1884 leaving anestate valued at slightly over £8,000 (£1.05 million today).[3][25]

References

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  1. ^"advertisement placed by F. K. J. Shenton and Edward Milner".The Spectator: 1524. 23 November 1883.
  2. ^Desmond, Ray, ed. (1994).Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists. CRC Press. p. 490.ISBN 9780850668438.
  3. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxElliott, Brent (2004),"Milner, Edward (1819–1884)",Oxford Dictionary of National Biography,Oxford University Press,archived from the original on 24 September 2015, retrieved14 July 2013 ((subscription orUK public library membership required))
  4. ^Groves, Linden (2004).Historic Parks & Gardens of Cheshire. Ashbourne: Landmark. p. 64.ISBN 1-84306-124-4.
  5. ^Hunt, David (1992).A History of Preston. Preston: Carnegie. pp. 210–212.ISBN 978-0-948789-67-0.
  6. ^"Bryn-y-neuadd". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  7. ^"Hartsholme Park". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  8. ^Historic England."Hartsholme Park (Grade II) (1000984)".National Heritage List for England. Retrieved13 October 2013.
  9. ^White, William. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire, and the City and Diocese of Lincoln. W. White, 1872, ed. 3, p.648
  10. ^"Rangemore Hall". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  11. ^"Highbury Hall and Park". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  12. ^"Dingestow Court". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  13. ^"Elton Hall". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  14. ^"Stoney Royd Cemetery, Halifax". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  15. ^"Warnham Court". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  16. ^"Buxton Pavilion Gardens". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  17. ^Historic England."Pavilion Gardens, Buxton (Grade II*) (1000675)".National Heritage List for England. Retrieved13 October 2013.
  18. ^"Lincoln Arboretum". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  19. ^Historic England."Lincoln Arboretum (Grade II) (1000985)".National Heritage List for England. Retrieved13 October 2013.
  20. ^"Bredenbury Court". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  21. ^"Shroggs Park, Halifax". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  22. ^"Wallington, Parterre". Parks & Gardens Data Services. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  23. ^"Gärten und Parks in Westfalen-LippeGärten in Westfalen - Dülmen, Wildpark".Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved15 November 2012.
  24. ^"Edward Milner". Garden Visit.Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved27 November 2008.
  25. ^UKRetail Price Index inflation figures are based on data fromClark, Gregory (2017)."The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)".MeasuringWorth. Retrieved7 May 2024.

Further reading

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  • Milner, Henry Ernest (1890),The Art and Practice of Landscape Gardening, London: Author and Simkin, Marshall,OCLC 6811280
  • Craddock, J.P. (2012),Paxton's Protege, The Milner White Landscape Gardening Dynasty
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