Images of Easton
Some highlights OF THE GARDENS’ YEAR:
Snowdrop Week – Every February: A great time stay at Easton and go out into the Gardens to see carpets of snowdrops and aconites.
Easter Weekend: The Gardens will be waking up and Easter is a great time to stay at Easton and enjoy a lovely spring walk in the Gardens.
Sweet pea week – Early July: Arguably our favourite time of year in the Gardens, with the quintessentially English flowers at their best
For more information about the Gardens and The Easton Estate, please see the main Visit Easton website.
Fred Cholmeley’s Images of Easton
Sir Fred Cholmeley is the owner of the Easton Estate which gives him the perfect inspiration for his photography. Before running the estate, Fred was a professional photographer and it is still his passion and hobby. Here we share some of his personal favourites that express what the estate means to him.
Historic Images of Easton
Easton Hall was requisitioned at the start of the Second World War. It became home to units of the Royal Artillery and and of the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (of Arnhem fame) for four years. During their stay, it suffered considerable damage both to the fabric of the building and to the remaining contents, including many family records. Home to the Cholmeley family for nearly 400 years, in 1951 the Hall was demolished, never having been lived in as a family home again.
These are images of the Hall and the Estate, mostly in the early part of the last century.
