Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire |
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James Bateman bicentenary
at Biddulph Grange Gardens and
the Potteries Museum
For tickets and more
information please telephone 01782 517999 or
email biddulphgrange@nationaltrust.org.uk
James Bateman bicentenary
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of distinguished botanist and creator of the remarkable Biddulph Grange Garden, James Bateman. Between the 12 and 14 July the event will be celebrated with unique guided tours of the Grade I listed garden and Geological Gallery at Biddulph Grange and a series of lectures at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. It was Bateman's passion for plant collecting, botany, science and theology that inspired him to create the "world garden" at Biddulph Grange and the Geological Gallery which combines his understanding of the Bible's story of the days of creation with Victorian knowledge of geology and fossils. These themes, as well as Bateman's particular interest in orchids and his links to the local ceramics industry, will all be explored in the themed guided tours and lectures. Paul Baker, former Property Manager at Biddulph Grange Garden, said "This bicentenary allows us to celebrate and give well deserved recognition to an important and intriguing 19th century character. James Bateman's vision and hard work has left the legacy of not just a remarkable garden but an amazing window into the changing world of the Victorians. Guided tours at Biddulph Grange Gardens
Lectures at the Potteries Museum Lectures will take place at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent; tickets will cost £6 per lecture:
2pm Brent Elliot - author
of Victorian Gardens 3.30pm Richard Wheeler -
National Trust Gardens and Park curator Wednesday 13 July 2pm Canon Tony Barnard -
formerly of the Erasmus Darwin foundation 3.30pm Paul Baker - former
Property Manager at Biddulph Grange Garden Thursday 14 July 2pm Steve Manning - author
of Discovering New World Orchids 3.30pm Pam Woolliscroft -
former Spode Museum Trust curator For
tickets and more information please telephone 01782 517999 or |