2011

TQ4463 : High Elms

taken 13 years ago, near to Farnborough, Bromley, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title High Elms in this square
High Elms
High Elms
The family estate of the Lubbock family from 1809 to 1938. In that year it was sold to Kent County Council with the house (by then a 27 bedroom mansion) for many years being used as a nurses' training. In 1965 it was transferred to Bromley Borough Council with the land being given over in perpetuity as a country park. In 1967, the house burnt down, with only some of the outbuildings remaining.

One of the Lubbocks, Sir John, was a close friend of Charles Darwin who lived in Down House in nearby Downe. His son, another Sir John, also influenced by Darwin, planted the estate with specimen trees, some of which, almost 150 years later, can be seen in this photo.

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Geographical Context: Park and Public Gardens Near: Farnborough Place: High Elms Person: Sir John Lubbock Charles Darwin other tags: Specimen Tree Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · High Elms Estate [8] · High Elms Country Park [6] · Trees [4] Title Clusters: · High Elms [2] ·
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TQ4463, 81 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ian Capper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 6 April, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 6 March, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 445 633 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:21.0499N 0:4.4569E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 444 633
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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