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Lancelot (Capability) Brown was born in the lovely hamlet of Kirkharle on the 30th August 1715. He was a landscape gardener of the Revived Natural style. More commonly known with the byname Capability Brown was an English landscape architect. He is remembered as "the last of the great English 18th century artists to be accorded his due" and "England's greatest gardener". He designed over 170 parks, many of which still endure. He was nicknamed "Capability" because he would tell his clients that their property had "capability" for improvement. His influence was so great that the contributions to the English garden made by his predecessors Charles Bridgeman and William Kent are often overlooked; even Kent's apologist Horace Walpole allowed that Kent had been followed by "a very able master". A fine example of his work is at Wallington Hall a mile away.
Addington Place, Croydon
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
Althorp, Northamptonshire
Ampthill Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Ancaster House, Richmond, Surrey
Appuldurcombe House, Isle of Wight
Ashburnham Place, East Sussex
Ashridge House, Hertfordshire
Aske Hall, North Yorkshire
Astrop Park, Northamptonshire
Audley End, Essex
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