6000 x 4000 px | 50,8 x 33,9 cm | 20 x 13,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
22 avril 2019
Lieu:
St Paul's Walden Bury, St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England
Informations supplémentaires:
The Queen Mother was christened in St Paul's Walden church and spent much of her childhood here. St Paul's Walden Bury is given as the place of her birth on her birth certificate although it is now believed that she was actually born in London. St Paul's Walden Bury was also the location at which Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon finally accepted Prince Albert's (the future King George VI) proposal of marriage. The Queen Mother would return here frequently throughout her life. The house is built of red brick with stone dressings and slate roofs in the early 18th century for Edward Gilbert (1680-1762). His daughter Mary married George Bowes of Gibside, Durham, and the estate has been in the possession of the Bowes-Lyon family since 1720. It is a Grade II* listed building. St Paul's Walden Bury has a Grade I listed landscape garden, laid out in the early 18th century, covering about 50 acres. Long avenues lead to temples, statues, lake and ponds. The gardens are open to the public under the National Garden Scheme on several dates during spring and summer each year.