The Diary of John Evelyn'. E.S. de Beer (Ed). 6 vols. Clarendon Press 1955. Blue cloth (220 x

'The Diary of John Evelyn'. E.S. de Beer (Ed). 6 vols. Clarendon Press 1955. Blue cloth (220 x 148mm) (6)

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PETER HAYDEN 21 April 1928 – 24 September 2019

Staffordshire based garden historian Peter Hayden was the author of Biddulph Grange: A Garden Rediscovered and a contributor to The Oxford Companion to Gardens, The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, The Garden, Landscape Design and Country Life.  During National Service in the Intelligence Corps he trained as a Russian interpreter.  His research into Russian gardens culminated in Russian Parks and Gardens (2005).  In 2006 he was awarded a Gold Medal by the Russian Academy of Arts, the first foreigner to receive the award since it was introduced by Catherine the Great in the Eighteenth Century.  His interests – including horticulture, topography, local history and cookery – are reflected in his extensive private library.