Explore an illuminating lecture that transports viewers to the remarkable 18th-century garden of physician John Coakley Lettsom through his 1794 publication "Grove-Hill, An Horticultural Sketch." Journey through this Camberwell estate on London's outskirts, examining its sophisticated features including a museum, library, botanic garden, agricultural experimental spaces, classical statuary, and an astronomical observatory. Discover how these gardens served as more than mere aesthetic pleasures, reflecting the intersection of medicine, science, and horticulture in Georgian Britain. Led by Dr. Clare Hickman, Reader in Environmental and Medical History at Newcastle University and author of "The Doctor's Garden: Medicine, Science, and Horticulture in Britain," gain deep insights into the historical relationships between medical concepts and landscape design, while considering the various visitors who would have experienced these remarkable spaces during Lettsom's time.
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This Terrestrial Elysium: Dr Lettsom’s Garden at Grove Hill | Clare Hickman
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Linnean Society