‘A riot of the senses’ Life at Sutton Courtenay 1895-1920 Lady Diana Cooper, the beautiful daughter of Violet, Marchioness of Granby, (later Duchess of Rutland), wrote: ‘The place of all others for romance and gathering rosebuds and making hay and jumping over the moon was Sutton Courtenay. This lovely sixteenth-century (sic) manor house belonged to my Uncle Harry Lindsay and…
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Nancy Lindsay
Nancy Lindsay (1896-1973) was the only daughter of Norah and Harry Lindsay. She grew up among the privileged class, was greatly influenced by her mother’s gardening interests, and by her mother’s circle of friends, many of whom were involved in the world of gardening, literature, and politics. Nancy’s interests in gardening were more horticultural in nature than her mother’s. She…
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