A Biography of Humphry Repton

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Humphry Repton 1752-1880

Famous British Garden Designers

Humphry Repton was a British Landscape Architect famous for his 'Red Books'.  These 'Red Books' were a revolutionary way of depicting garden design ideas and they showed illustrations of his proposed landscapes as overlays of the existing landscape. 

Gardens designed by Humphry Repton

Clumber Park

Hatchlands Park

Ashridge Gardens

Tatton Park

Road Hall Garden


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