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Marianne North’s legacy, Hastings

Marianne North used to live across the road a century and a half ago. She was a famous botanical painter who traveled with Charles Darwin across the globe collecting rare plants. She helped create Kew Gardens in London, where there … Continue reading

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Marianne North; a Vision of Eden…

This is an update on a blog I wrote in the spring, about the Head teacher of Hastings Sacred Heart Catholic School, Joseph Hellet, and how he destroyed parts of a conservation area without proper consultation.  http://wp.me/ppAc3-1sv The famous botanical … Continue reading

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