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Didlington Nurseries
Didlington Nurseries was established by Edwin Rickard in 1962 & is still a running business today.
Now in the hands of his son, Sean, who took over when his father retired, the business occupies a four-acre plot of land within a walled garden, believed to be the biggest in England.
This abandoned part was in the grounds of the old hall.
Didlington Hall was a country house, which at one point housed the Egyptological collections of William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney. Apart from the stables and a clock tower, it was demolished in the 1950s. A new house was built on the site in 2007.
Please exercise caution if you do decide to visit, there was a barn owl roosting in here when we went, hence the delay in posting this one.
First we had a look at what I presume was the head gardeners cottage.
Outside were various potting sheds
The main greenhouse / shed was most interesting though.
Heading out there were a few old building remains
which all seemed rather boring except this room had stunning floor to ceiling tiles.
Thats all from here