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Michael Symes

Michael Symes is an author, lecturer and garden historian, specialising in 18th-century gardens in Britain and on the continent. He was based at Birkbeck, University of London, where he ran the garden history programme for many years, culminating in establishing the MA Garden History in 2000. For nearly twenty years he has co-directed the annual weekend conferences at Rewley House between the Gardens Trust (formerly the Garden History Society) and OUDCE.

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