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Origin of greenhouses?
There is a story put about that the greenhouse that is being restored at
Greenway (Agatha Christie's house) was built by Spanish prisoners in the days of the Armada. Ray and I think this very unlikely but as we don't know the date of the first greenhouses, we can't be sure. Personally, I think it's more likely to prisoners of war from either the Peninsula war or the Napoleonic war because Dartmoor prison was housed to take the latter. Anyone any idea of the date of the first greenhouse in this country? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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