Some good news, for a change! There is widespread excitement, reflected in the press and local blogs, that the World Monuments Fund, spurred on by the Council for British Archaeology , have included Sayes Court Garden (and Deptford dockyard) in their list of culturally-important sites that need to be protected for the future. It’s great that this international heritage watchdog has picked up on the significance of Sayes Court Garden. This adds even more weight to the gathering campaign for radical changes to Hutchison-Whampoa’s truly dreadful development plans.
World Monuments Fund lists Sayes Court Garden
11 October 2013 by londonslostgarden
Great news that Sayes Court is being acknowledged as the treasure it is. Just now I’m rereading Evelyn’s diaries: Peter the Great wrecked the Court hedges by riding his wheelbarrow through it for kicks, the foreword says on Gutenberg.org. The more I focus on this Garden, the more alive it becomes through the miracle of documented appreciations, gathered and cherished for sharing with future generations.