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A ‘special’ sausage roll Ian picks an Imperial lemon


Czar didn’t visit Chatsworth, but nevertheless the fountain was named after him. We passed Matthew Bullen and Jeff Madin (we’d catch up later) strimming on our way to the Rock Garden and Strid where we met Dave Spencer, Senior Supervisor Domain Department. Dave started at Chatsworth as a casual, then offered full time position in 1976, and has been here since. He is responsible for outdoor maintenance on all grounds, including hedges, trees, grassland, fences, dry stone walls, roads and land drains. This Victorian project was undertaken by Paxton with the 6th Duke who wished to be reminded of his visit to the Alps whilst on the Grand Tour of Europe. The heavy grit stones,


Hybrid giant water lilies


originally brought from Dobb Edge north of Stand Wood in 1842 when work started, were held together, where necessary, by iron rods that Paxton installed and secured with lead. Deterioration has taken place over many years and, especially with a number of large overhangs, has presented problems. Dave was up high with a powerful drill and a rather long SDS bit, drilling through to be able to insert replacement stainless steel rods which will be secured with a modern epoxy resin. The Strid, incidentally, is the deep narrow stream running through the Rock Garden and gets its name from The Strid on the Duke’s Bolton Abbey Estate where the River Wharfe flows through a chasm. At the top of the


THE BEFORE AND AFTER OF ONE METRE DEEP AERATION


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