Tea Gardens, 9781445670010
Paperback
Part garden history, part social history, this is the first book to celebrate the story of the British tea garden, born in the eighteenth century, at its height in the Edwardian era, and now undergoing a serious revival.

Tea Gardens

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  • Paperback

    64 pages

  • Release Date

    15 October 2017

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Summary

A sunlit lawn, blossom-laden trees, rustic chairs around tables laden with teapots and cakes, the tinkle of teacups and the murmur of conversation – what could be more British than a tea garden? As a nation obsessed with tea drinking and gardening, it is not surprising that the British combined the two. The popularity of tea gardens took hold in London in the eighteenth century, and grew during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, when suburban family parties joined cycling clubs and charabanc o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781445670010
ISBN-10:1445670011
Author:Twigs Way
Publisher:Amberley Publishing
Imprint:Amberley Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:64
Release Date:15 October 2017
Weight:187g
Dimensions:234mm x 165mm
Series:Britain's Heritage
About The Author

Twigs Way

Twigs Way is a garden historian, writer and lecturer with a particular interest in the gardens of the working and middle classes. She is the author of a number of books including The Wartime Garden, Garden Gnomes and Allotments for Shire.

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