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Capability!

Walking along the Distillery Wharf riverside area of Hammersmith, London, the other day, I came across this cheerful character.

He’s none other than Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown (1716-83), the man who created landscapes on an immense scale that have endured for more than 250 years. He lived in Hammersmith, in a house overlooking the River Thames, for 13 years.

He was nicknamed ‘Capability’ because he would tell his clients that their estates had ‘capability’ for improvement. He was appointed Master Gardener at Hampton Court by King George III, and over the years he designed more than 170 landscape parks, many of which survive today. They include Blenheim Palace, Petworth House, Belvoir Castle, Warwick Castle, Badminton House, Woburn Abbey, Stowe, Highclere Castle and Claremont Landscape Garden in Surrey.

The sculpture in bronze is by Laury Dizengremel, whose work appears throughout the world.

Taken in: UK / England / Richmond upon Thames / Castelnau (show map)

Taken on: November 18, 2024

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