Memoirs historical and illustrative, of the Botanick Garden at Chelsea ; belonging to the Society of Apothecaries of London / [Henry Field].

  • Field, Henry, 1755-1837.
Date:
1820
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Credit: Memoirs historical and illustrative, of the Botanick Garden at Chelsea ; belonging to the Society of Apothecaries of London / [Henry Field]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1739. the convenience of having daily access to such rare and curious plants, as could no where else be found. Her engravings being stated to be after drawings taken from the life, this privilege of access to the garden, must have been of great im¬ portance to her. 1741. It will excite no small surprise to find, that the green-house, which had not been finished more than seven years, should be at this time in such a state, as to excite serious alarm for its safety. This, how¬ ever, appears to have been the case, for in the month of August, the opinion of two architects, Messrs. Gibbs and Dance was taken upon the subject, and delivered to the Court of Assistants ; which opinion stated, that the building required repara¬ tions to the amount of 3001. to prevent it falling down. 1743. Probably the danger was not then so imminent as to require immediate atten¬ tion ; as nothing material was done in it, until the present year, when the repairs attending the garden amounted to 215/.