Clippesby Hall Nurseries

& Garden Centre

A selection of the photos on display at the Harvest of a Quiet Eye exhibition, October 2016

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Garden centre

Cyclamen 11 block

Jean picking tulips in 4 block

Picking tulips

Bealsie's retirement 2

Nursery Staff 3

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The Clippesby Nurseries staff - plus Yvonne, Baby Martin & dogs - in 1958 with the old packing shed on the right of the picture.

Back row: Bill Simmonds, Tony Carter, Tommy Wright, Sid Grimmer.

Middle row: Bert Sexton, Keith Litten, Maudie Hudson, Yvonne McCarthy, Dorothy Davey,MarjorieApplegate, Iris Piggin.

Front row: Shandy, Esther Ward, Elsie Woods, Florrie Grimmer, Mrs.Balls, Ethel (?), ?. . . . ,Phyllis Bland, Toughy.

This aerial photo from 1966 shows in the foreground part of the Great Buxkyn Plantation and Clippesby Hall with the walled garden. In the background is Mr H. Showell's fruit orchard.

aerial view 1966

Tulips in kitchen garden

Before Xmas trees & camping

Daffodil crop

Daffs in the field

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