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Edward White (landscape architect)

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Edward White (1873–1952) was an English landscape architect and garden designer.[1] He was a founder member of the Institute of Landscape Architects and president from 1931–1933.[2] He was married to Winifrid, daughter of Henry Ernest Milner, with whom he was partners in the firm of Milner, White & Son.

Personal life

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Edward White was born in Worthing on 14 July 1872.[3] He worked as a surveyor at HC Barts in Worthing. His work took him in 1899 to Crystal Palace where he met landscape architect Henry Ernest Milner. After becoming a partner in the company, in 1900 White married Milner's daughter Winifred.

Career

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Projects led by White that exist today include:

The Japanese Garden and Rock Garden at Gatton Park, Surrey for Jeremiah Colman[4]

The Rock Garden [5] and William Wilks Entrance Gates at Wisley, Surrey.

Memorial Gardens at Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.[6]

Glades of Remembrance at Brookwood Cemetery,Surrey, his last major work, dedicated in 1950. White's memorial stone lies here following his death in 1952.[7]

Coleton Fishacre, Devon working with architect Oswald Milne for Lady Dorathea and Rupert D'Oyly Carte in the mid 1920s.[8]

Edward White was a key Landscape Architect involved in major exhibitions:

References

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  1. ^ https://brookwoodcemetery.com/2020/12/01/edward-white/
  2. ^ https://merl.reading.ac.uk/collections/milner-white/
  3. ^ John Peter Craddock 'Paxton's Protégé: The Milner White Landscape Gardening Dynasty', 2012
  4. ^ "About Gatton Park". Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Rock Garden". Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Memorial Garden". Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Edward White". Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Coleton Fishacre:The Garden by the Sea". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Milner, White and Sons". merl.reading.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-30.