Chiswick House Gardens

Chiswick House & Gardens

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Ornamental oasis. Mental asylum. Much-loved public park. For nearly three hundred years, Chiswick House and Gardens have had a varied and sometimes surprising existence.Largely the creation of the 18th-century aristocrat Lord Burlington, Chiswick is also a place of great significance in garden history. It was here that Lord Burlington pioneered a more natural style of gardening that was to spread worldwide. It became of one of Britains greatest contributions to European art: the English landscape garden.Today that garden has been restored, with more than 1600 new trees and shrubs planted, original walkways cleared and vistas newly opened. On this trail, youll explore the gardens by searching out the Picture in the Landscape easels, which show historic images of the gardens at different points in its history. Ten writers have used these images as inspiration for poems, short plays, and sketches. Five of the writers are winners of the Chiswick Gardens audio trail competition, held in 2010. The other five are a mixture of established and emerging writers, including Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion.

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Episodios

  • 1a. Mind the Carriage!

    1a. Mind the Carriage!
    18/03/2017 Duración: 04min

    Jacques Rigaud: (Drawing a picture) Can you see what it is yet? I’ve got the new house, dead centre. Lovely […]

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  • 1b. About Chiswick House

    1b. About Chiswick House
    18/03/2017 Duración: 02min

    NARRATOR: Lord Burlington designed the villa we know as Chiswick House in about 1725. It’s one of the most important […]

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  • 2a. Chiswick as it Never Was?

    2a. Chiswick as it Never Was?
    18/03/2017 Duración: 02min

    NARRATOR: ‘The Shadow’ by Michelle Penn, a London-based poet and fiction writer. SHADOW: (Tone: humorous jealousy) I am only her […]

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  • 2b. A Revolutionary Garden

    2b. A Revolutionary Garden
    18/03/2017 Duración: 01min

    NARRATOR: Chiswick was a new and revolutionary kind of garden. At the beginning of the 18th century, it was fashionable […]

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  • 3a. The Artist Admires His Handiwork

    3a. The Artist Admires His Handiwork
    18/03/2017 Duración: 05min

    NARRATOR: The Artist Admires His Handiwork, a.k.a. ‘It’s not Bill,’ by Under 18s competition winner Florence Read, aged 15. WILLIAM KENT:  […]

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  • 3b. The Obelisk, Lord Burlington and William Kent

    3b. The Obelisk, Lord Burlington and William Kent
    18/03/2017 Duración: 02min

    NARRATOR:  Burlington added the Obelisk to the garden in 1732. Built into its base is a classical sculpture of a […]

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  • 4a. The Ionic Temple

    4a. The Ionic Temple
    18/03/2017 Duración: 01min

    NARRATOR:  Former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion reads his poem, ‘The Ionic Temple, Chiswick.’ SIR ANDREW MOTION:  Once upon a time […]

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  • 4b. Chiswick after Lord Burlington

    4b. Chiswick after Lord Burlington
    18/03/2017 Duración: 01min

    NARRATOR:  After Lord Burlington died in 1753, Chiswick House was inherited by his daughter, Charlotte, who married the 4th Duke […]

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  • 5a. A Place of Healing

    5a. A Place of Healing
    18/03/2017 Duración: 03min

    NARRATOR: ‘A Place of Healing’ by Adults competition winner Jo Thomas. Constance: Another beautiful day Lydia, and in such perfect […]

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  • 5b. A Peaceful Asylum

    5b. A Peaceful Asylum
    18/03/2017 Duración: 01min

    NARRATOR: The Tuke brothers ran their mental asylum here at Chiswick for more than 35 years. Rather than prescribing drugs, […]

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  • 6a. A Sporting Tradition

    6a. A Sporting Tradition
    18/03/2017 Duración: 03min

    NARRATOR: ‘A Sporting Tradition’ by Chiswick Residents competition winner Nigel Macarthur. MALE VOICE (in a comic fashion): Our spying is top […]

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  • 6b. The Classic Bridge and Orangery

    6b. The Classic Bridge and Orangery
    18/03/2017 Duración: 01min

    NARRATOR:  From 1946 until 1992 the Turnham Green Cricket Club played on the pitch at weekends. Celebrity cricket matches were […]

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  • 7. An Audience of Oranges

    7. An Audience of Oranges
    18/03/2017 Duración: 02min

    NARRATOR:  ‘An Audience of Oranges,’ a.k.a. ‘Critic’s Circle’ by Adult competition winner Katharine Kavanagh. Waiting in the wings the sweet […]

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  • 8. Goosefoot, Exedra, and Rock’n’Roll

    8. Goosefoot, Exedra, and Rock’n’Roll
    18/03/2017 Duración: 02min

    NARRATOR:  At the end of this path is one of the key features of Chiswick’s garden, a series of radiating […]

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  • 9a. Long-Necked Visitors

    9a. Long-Necked Visitors
    18/03/2017 Duración: 04min

    NARRATOR:  ‘Long Necked Visitors’ by Under 18s competition winner Lily Hewitt, aged 17. Herald:  And to welcome the Tsar of […]

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  • 9b. The Duke and his Menagerie

    9b. The Duke and his Menagerie
    18/03/2017 Duración: 01min

    NARRATOR: The 6th Duke of Devonshire owned a large collection of exotic animals, among them an Indian bull, a Neapolitan […]

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  • 10a. A Prize for the Architect Earl

    10a. A Prize for the Architect Earl
    18/03/2017 Duración: 01min

    This poem, ‘HERACLES’, is by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. To look at him now, who would think he’d flayed […]

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  • 10b. Inigo Jones Gateway

    10b. Inigo Jones Gateway
    18/03/2017 Duración: 01min

    NARRATOR:  The gateway was designed by the celebrated architect Inigo Jones for Beaufort House in Chelsea in 1621. Lord Burlington […]

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  • 11. Parklife

    11. Parklife
    18/03/2017 Duración: 03min

    NARRATOR: ‘Parklife’ by Leah Kharibian, an audio script-writer and occasional film-maker who lives in Leicestershire. Ted  Musing to himself  Don’t […]

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