Great Bardfield
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Great Bardfield is a large village in Essex
, England.
The Great Lodge at Bardfield is a Grade II listed building, which built in the 16th century and was given to Anne of Cleves
by Henry VIII
as one of several properties as part of a generous settlement for an amicable divorce. The 1000 acres (4 km²) grounds include a Grade I listed barn and a vineyard. Great Bardfield is home to the Bardfield Cage, a 19th century village lock-up, and the Bardfield Museum. Great Bardfield has a windmill
which has been converted to a house.
Great Bardfield played an important role in the history of the Oxlip which, in the UK, is a rare plant only found where Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire meet. Originally it was thought that Oxlips were cowslip-primrose hybrids but in 1842 Henry Doubleday and Charles Darwin conducted tests on plants collected from Great Bardfield and concluded that this was not so. For a while the plant was known as the Bardfield Oxlip. The common cowslip-primrose hybrid is known as the False Oxlip.
of the 1940s and 1950s were: John Aldridge
, Edward Bawden
, George Chapman
, Stanley Clifford-Smith
, Audrey Cruddas
, Walter Hoyle, Michael Rothenstein
, Eric Ravilious
(who lodged with Bawden at Brick House), Sheila Robinson and Marianne Straub
. Other artists linked to the art community include Joan Glass
, Duffy Ayers
, Laurence Scarfe and the political cartoonist David Low. Down the road from Great Bardfield is Little Bardfield.
Another notable son of Great Bardfield is the early 20th century Liberal candidate in several local constituencies, Ernest William Tanner.
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England.
The Great Lodge at Bardfield is a Grade II listed building, which built in the 16th century and was given to Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves was a German noblewoman and the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England and as such she was Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540. The marriage was never consummated, and she was not crowned queen consort...
by Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
as one of several properties as part of a generous settlement for an amicable divorce. The 1000 acres (4 km²) grounds include a Grade I listed barn and a vineyard. Great Bardfield is home to the Bardfield Cage, a 19th century village lock-up, and the Bardfield Museum. Great Bardfield has a windmill
Gibraltar Mill, Great Bardfield
Gibraltar Mill is a grade II listed Tower mill at Great Bardfield, Essex, England which has been converted to residential use.-History:The first date at which a windmill is definitely known to have been standing here is 1707. A date of 1680 is given by some sources, but no mill was marked on Ogilby...
which has been converted to a house.
Great Bardfield played an important role in the history of the Oxlip which, in the UK, is a rare plant only found where Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire meet. Originally it was thought that Oxlips were cowslip-primrose hybrids but in 1842 Henry Doubleday and Charles Darwin conducted tests on plants collected from Great Bardfield and concluded that this was not so. For a while the plant was known as the Bardfield Oxlip. The common cowslip-primrose hybrid is known as the False Oxlip.
Notable people
Bardfield is the home of many important twentieth century English artists who hosted a series of important 'open house' exhibitions in the village during the 1950s. These exhibitions garnered national press attention and attracted thousands of visitors. The Great Bardfield ArtistsGreat Bardfield Artists
The Great Bardfield Artists were a community of artists who lived in Great Bardfield, a village in north west Essex, England, during the middle years of the 20th century....
of the 1940s and 1950s were: John Aldridge
John Aldridge (artist)
John Aldridge RA was an accomplished oil painter, skilled draftsmen, wallpaper designer, and esteemed art teacher in the United Kingdom. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1954 and a Royal Academician in 1963....
, Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden, CBE, RA was a British painter, illustrator and graphic artist. He was also famous for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture...
, George Chapman
George Chapman
George Chapman was an English dramatist, translator, and poet. He was a classical scholar, and his work shows the influence of Stoicism. Chapman has been identified as the Rival Poet of Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Minto, and as an anticipator of the Metaphysical Poets...
, Stanley Clifford-Smith
Stanley Clifford-Smith
Stanley Clifford-Smith was an English Expressionist painter and textile designer who was active as an artist in the 1940s, 50s and 60s.-Early life:...
, Audrey Cruddas
Audrey Cruddas
Audrey Cruddas was an English costume and scene designer, painter and potter. Born in Johannesburg she moved to England with her parents when she was an infant. After leaving school she studied art at St. John's Wood School of Art, Royal Academy Schools and Bram Shaw School of Drawing and...
, Walter Hoyle, Michael Rothenstein
Michael Rothenstein
William Michael Rothenstein RA was an English printmaker, painter and art teacher.-Early life:Born in Hampstead, London, on 19 March 1908, he was the youngest of four children born to the celebrated artist, Sir William Rothenstein and his wife, Alice Knewstub.-Art:He was home schooled and studied...
, Eric Ravilious
Eric Ravilious
Eric William Ravilious was an English painter, designer, book illustrator and wood engraver.-Career:Ravilious studied at Eastbourne School of Art, and at the Royal College of Art, where he studied under Paul Nash and became close friends with Edward Bawden.He began his working life as a muralist,...
(who lodged with Bawden at Brick House), Sheila Robinson and Marianne Straub
Marianne Straub
Marianne Straub was one of the leading designers of textiles in Britain during the 1940s, 50s and 60s.She was born in the village of Amriswil, Switzerland on 23 September 1909. Her father was a textile merchant so it was no surprise that she was soon attracted to a career in textiles. She studied...
. Other artists linked to the art community include Joan Glass
Joan Glass
Elizabeth Joan Glass , was an English textile designer and painter.-Youth:Glass was born in Orpington, Kent. She was the oldest of three daughters born to John Pomeroy Glass and Edith Mary Muirhead. Her father, was a senior partner and later chairman of James Templeton & Co, then one of the leading...
, Duffy Ayers
Duffy Ayers
Duffy Ayers is an English portrait painter.She was one of a pair of identical twin girls born to her American mother and Irish father, and has been known for most of her life by the nickname "Duffy"....
, Laurence Scarfe and the political cartoonist David Low. Down the road from Great Bardfield is Little Bardfield.
Another notable son of Great Bardfield is the early 20th century Liberal candidate in several local constituencies, Ernest William Tanner.