Harold Ainsworth Peto (1854-1933) was an English architect and garden designer. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Garden design is the art and process of Designing and creating plans for layout and planting of Gardens and Landscapes Garden design may be done by the garden He was the son of Samuel Morton Peto of Somerleyton Hall. Sir Samuel Morton Peto 1st Baronet ( 4 August 1809 &ndash 13 November 1889) was an English Entrepreneur in the 19th century Somerleyton Hall is a Country house in the village of Somerleyton in Suffolk, England. In 1876 he went into partnership with Ernest George and designed houses in Kensington and Chelsea but was forced to leave London due to ill health. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ernest George RA (1839-1922 was an English Architect. His London office was known as "The Eton of architects' offices". Kensington is a district of West London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, located west of Charing Cross. Chelsea is an area of south-west London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. [1] In 1899 Harold moved to Iford Manor in Wiltshire, where he re-designed and expanded the garden, trying out new ideas, and housing his collection of artifacts collected during his many travels around the world. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Iford Manor ( in Wiltshire sits on the steep slopes of the idyllic Frome river valley which itself has been occupied since Roman times The garden at Iford illustrates particularly his Arts and crafts approach to architecture and garden design. Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with one's own hands and skill
A fine example of Peto's garden architecture can be seen at West Dean, West Sussex where his 300 foot-long Pergola is a highlight of the Gardens. For the hamlet of West Dean in East Sussex see Cuckmere Valley West Dean is a Village and Civil parish in the Peto and his partner Ernest George also directed an extension of West Dean House for William James, father of Surrielist patron Edward James. Ernest George RA (1839-1922 was an English Architect. His London office was known as "The Eton of architects' offices". Edward William Frank James (1907&ndash1984 was a British Poet known for his Patronage of the surrealist art movement Peto and George created the Oak Room, the old dining room and the staircase, all of which can still be seen within West Dean College. West Dean website
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