Object Details
Garden designer
Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932
Former owner
Turner, Hugh Thackeray, 1853-1937
Turner, Mary Elizabeth Powell, d. 1907
Collection Creator
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Sears & Wendell
Olmsted Brothers
Harvard University
American Society of Landscape Architects
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.
Scope and Contents
The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of images of the site, and other information.
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General
Westbrook was the home of Arts and Crafts movement architect and china painting artist Hugh Thackeray Turner and his wife Mary Elizabeth Powell Turner. It was designed and built by Thackeray Turner in 1899-1900, who worked with Gertrude Jekyll on the design of its gardens (Turner and Jekyll also collaborated on the design of the Phillips Memorial in Godalming). A sunken garden with a lily tank at its center was a key feature of the site. The original plan also featured woodland paths to a boathouse and footbridge on the River Wey. Thomas W. Sears visited Westbrook on August 2, 1906, where he had tea with Mrs. Turner and took several photographs of the site.
Persons associated with the garden include: Hugh Thackeray Turner and Mary Elizabeth Powell Turner (former owners, 1899-1937) and Gertrude Jekyll (garden designer, ca. 1900).
Place
Westbrook (Godalming, Surrey, England)
United Kingdom -- England -- Surrey -- Godalming
Topic
Gardens -- England -- Surrey -- Godalming
Garden designer
Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932
Former owner
Turner, Hugh Thackeray, 1853-1937
Turner, Mary Elizabeth Powell, d. 1907
See more items in
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / International / England
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.SRS, File ENG104
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Bibliography
Garden has been featured in Lawrence Weaver, "Country Homes, Gardens Old and New, Westbrook, Godalming, The Residence of Mr. Thackeray Turner," Country Life 31 (January 20, 1912), pp. 92-97.
Garden has been featured in Gertrude Jekyll and Lawrence Weaver, Gardens for Small Country Houses, 3rd edition (London: Country Life, 1914), pp. 27-35.
Garden has been featured in Country Life 38 (July 24, 1915), pp. 119-121.
Collection Restrictions
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
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Record ID
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