Description

TL 04NE CARDINGTON CHURCH LANE

3/15 Monument in garden of
Howard's House

GV II

Garden monument. Erected 1812 by Samuel Whitbread to commemorate the laying
out of the gardens in 1762 by John Howard and his gardener Joshua Crockford.
Stone vase on pedestal, with rather worn inscription to S side of pedestal.
Inscription reads as follows:

"This Garden was formed, the Root House built, and & the Trees which
overshadow & adorn them were planted in the Year 1762 by John Howard the
Philanthropist who lived for many years in this Retirement before his
virtuous Energies were called into Action; and he quitted it to become
the Benefactor of Mankind.

To this spot he eagerly returned to pass the intervals between those
labours which ended in his death & thus insured to him a guileless and
imperishable fame.

Joshua Crockford, whose hands put the Seedlings in the Earth under his
Master's Eye, has spent the intervening years in constantly watching and
assisting their growth; Exhibiting in this, his narrow circle, a model
of Sobriety, Industry & (Neatness?). He still lives, in his 80th Year,
faithful to his duties, and strong (to?) fulfill them, contented in his
station, pleased with his charge, and full of the remembrance of his
beloved Master.

S.W. August 10th 1812"

Listing NGR: TL0869748021

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26607489

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Recommended Books

• 
  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House