Tag Archives: Victorian

The Buckland Yew – Dover’s ancient tree

Posted on 7 January, 2012 by paulitzer

Marooned in the midst of a Victorian industrial landscape in an unlikely corner of Dover – the famous, unassuming town where I grew up – is an ancient European Yew tree (Taxus baccata). It lies in the valley of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient trees, Urban landscape | Tagged buckland, church, churchyard, dour, dover, european yew, flint church, gothic, industry, river dour, st. andrews, taxus, taxus baccata, Victorian, welsh word, yew, yew tree | 5 Comments

Old St. Pancras’ Hardy Tree

Posted on 1 December, 2011 by paulitzer

The graveyard of Old St. Pancras church is full of interest: tucked away behind the station, it contains several things worth missing a train for, not least some venerable old trees. The churchyard has survived much as it must have … Continue reading →

Posted in Urban landscape | Tagged ash tree, churchyard, fraxinus, fraxinus excelsior, Georgian architecture, london, platanus, platanus x acerifolia, sir john soane, St. Pancras, the hardy tree, thomas hardy, Victorian | 7 Comments

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The Buckland Yew – Dover’s ancient tree

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