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Kingfisher House, Juniper Drive, Battersea Reach, London, SW18 1TXWe had undertaken a number of smaller projects with, renowned bibliophile and art collector, Stanley Seeger, and he had been very happy with everything our team had done. In 2006, he invited our team to help complete with the design and installation of his gardens at Greenway Manor in Devon.
Client : Stanley Seeger (the late)
Architect & Interior Designer : Casson Conder
Landscape Designer : Bartholomew Landscaping
Construction and Project Management : Bartholomew Landscaping
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The grade 11 Listed manor house is described as one of the finest examples in Devon and included a 123-acre estate and far-reaching views across the beautiful countryside. This was the latest project that this very private client had undertaken and true to character, his demands were modest but exacting. He asked for the history of the building and surrounding landscape to be respected, traditional crafts and materials were to be used for all of the building works and above all, that the quality of the scheme was nothing short of perfection.
No expense was to be spared on this project, with the attention to detail being paramount. This philosophy was always applied by Mr Seegar to all of his projects and it was this vision that marked his restoration of Sutton Place, where he worked with one of the 20th Century’s leading Landscape Architects Sir Geoffrey Jellico, to enhance the building and historic gardens that dated back to the 14th Century and had been laid out by Gertrude Jekyll in the early 1900s.
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Detailed plans for the Listed Manor House, Honiton, Devon
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No expense was to be spared on this project, with the attention to detail being paramount
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Stanley Seeger worked very closely with our managing director, Barry Burrows, supported by our professional team of Landscape Architects and garden designers. Our highly skilled team of project managers and skilled craftsmen worked closely with Mr Seeger and Casson Conder to install the new paving and planting and something truly breath-taking was achieved.
Working with only the finest materials and some very special pieces of architectural salvage and antiques purchased by Mr Seeger, the gardens have evolved into a spectacular landscape incorporating beautifully paved patios and intimate courtyards, rolling lawns and a fabulous Ha-Ha and lake. Magnificent trees were sourced from all over Europe and planted as mature specimens to ensure that the gardens were fully mature from the day that works were completed.