"There are charming avenues of s in the gardens of St. Mary's House ... A bedchamber above is named the " Room," because of its paneled walls constructed from wood taken from these enemy ships. In the centre of each panel is a clever inlaid representation of one of these Spanish warships; picturesque objects, all of them, with their fine sails blown by the wind as they combat the waves."
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Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley
(15 September 1872 – 24 December 1936) was an English author and teacher, as well as a local historian of . In 1902 in . she started the College for Lady Gardeners, which played an important pioneering role in gardening education for women in the UK.
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