Page 60 • The HERALD • 17th November 2022 v THE HERALD - SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES v RYAN FENCING Quality Fencing & Gates 07769 706516 • 023 8084 1203 www.ryan-fencing.co.uk • Find us on Facebook Smithwood Landscaping Professional Gardening & Landscaping • Garden Redesign • Astro Turf • Trees & Shrubs Carefully Pruned • Rockeries Designed • Fencing • Ground Cover • Seasonal Tidy Ups No Job Too Small as I am a Local Gardener Any advice over the phone is freely given Contact Gary (Master Landscaper) 07707 433194 All Aspects of Garden Work Undertaken • Driveways • Paving • Artificial Grass • Turfing • Decking • Fencing • Hedge Cutting • Landscaping Hythe Garden Contractors Family company established 1977 For a free quotation please call 023 8084 3556 or 023 8084 0378 Fred Hurst 023 8084 2191 or 07761 467217 • Grass Cutting • Garden Clearance • Hedge Cutting • Fallen Trees Cleared • Mini Digger Hire with Operator • Property Clearance • Small Demolition • Tractor Flail Cutting FULLY INSURED v FREE QUOTATIONS ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ BLACKFIELD GARDENING CLUB - THE DRUMMOND FAMILY (Part 1) by Patricia Hedley-Goddard On Tuesday 11th October, our President Mrs Gilly Drummond OBE, gave an interesting short history of the Drummond family and their continuing interest in historic gardens. Annabella, daughter of Sir John Drummond the 11th ane of Lennox and chief of the Drummond Clan, married King Robert III of Scotland (1350-1401). Sir John lived at Stobhall near Perth, which was the ancient capital of Scotland. e King was ill and erratic, so Queen Arabella took over many of the a airs of state and was praised for her good sense and impartiality. e lands of Stobhall in Scotland have been in the Drummond family since the 14th century. e last Drummond to live there was David, Earl of Perth. David did a lot for Scotland and developed a unique library of the history of Scotland, particularly Perthshire. Stobhall (Stobhall Castle) is a country house estate located 8 miles from the city of Perth and its grounds were laid out in the formal style for gardens at that period. It was the ancestral seat of all the Drummonds, a stronghold for Roman Catholicism in Scotland a er the English Reformation, the Drummonds being staunch Roman Catholic recusants. It is one of the two castles associated with the Drummond family, the other being Drummond Castle also located in Perthshire, which is the best example of a 17th century formal terraced garden in Scotland. e Tower House was built for John, 1st Earl of Perth. e 2nd Earl, a Privy Councillor to King James VI and Charles Ist of Scotland is credited with transforming the castle and and Henrys. When Queen Anne of England died without a living heir in 1714, despite having given birth to 17 children, the throne had been denied to a Catholic. Originally the Protestant Princess Sophia would have inherited, but she died before Queen Anne. James’s Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange took the throne of England. eir son, George, Elector of Hanover became the rst of the Hanoverian Kings. It was his younger brother the Duke of Cumberland, who in 1745 mercilessly quashed the Jacobite rebellion when Prince Charles of Scotland led his Jacobite army into England. e repercussions, particularly the banning of the clan system and the memory of Cumberland’s brutality, still linger on with many Scots disliking the English. William, 4th Viscount Strathallan, son and heir of the Duke of Perth, died of his wounds at Culloden, sending his two young sons Robert and Henry south, one horse between them, into the care of their uncle Andrew Drummond who had opened the rst banking ledger at Charing Cross in London in 1717. Both boys prospered. e Honourable Robert Drummond (1728-1804) bought land at Fawley. e character of the area was said to remind him of his native Scotland, wild, rugged, with a small population, mostly farmers. He bought parcels of land, many small, some larger, and gradually built up the Cadland Estate. Interestingly, Fawley is rooted in the ancient Anglo -Saxon culture. It is a name for someone who worked as a fowler or bird catcher, derived from the Old English word ‘fugelere’ which means literally ‘hunter of wild birds, fowler’. Almost all the male Drummonds and their friends still enjoy this sport! Much of the original Cadland estate is now the site of the Exxon/ Mobil Oil Re nery, obtained by compulsory purchase a er WWII. e Honourable Henry Drummond (1786-1839) bought e Grange at Northington, in Hampshire. His grandfather was a successful banker, and Henry was a rich young man. He commissioned his friend, an architect, William Wilkins, to remodel the modest red brick mansion, and he transformed it to one of the nest examples of Greek Revival Architecture in Europe. e front portico has 8 Doric columns supporting the pediment. e surrounding parkland was landscaped to show the house to the best advantage. It is currently used as an opera venue. the gardens between 16301636. e actual mansion was rebuilt in Victorian times and reconstructed in the 19th century. When Maldwin and Gilly Drummond plus young Aldred, then 7 years old, were staying in the house for a big family party, Aldred should have been sitting next to his mother Gilly, but failed to appear. On her enquiring, the butler informed that Aldred had been sent down to the kitchens to be washed. On his arrival at the table he informed his mother that the older boys had been reading’ Oliver Twist’ who worked for a chimney sweep as he was small enough to climb up the old steep chimneys, so the older boys had persuaded Aldred, who was the smallest to ‘have a go’. All Drummonds, led by their clan chief, the Earl of Perth, were staunch Jacobites, so named for their King James II-Jacobus. When they fought in battle armour they wore a surcoat (overcoat) which was a gold pennon with 3 wavy red lines across it, enabling them to be recognised on the battle eld and rally to their clans. Sadly Lord Perth died of his battle wounds on board a ship returning to France where King Louis supported the Jacobites. It was also tradition to take their Christian names from previous members within the clan. So when reading the family tree there are many Andrews and Roberts Drummond Castle To be continued in next issue
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