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Report - Didlington Nurseries - Norfolk - July 21

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Bikin Glynn

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Didlington Nurseries

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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.

covered here before by @Mikeymutt Report - - Didlington nurseries..Norfolk August 2020 | Other Sites

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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.

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Outside were various potting sheds


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The main greenhouse / shed was most interesting though.

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Heading out there were a few old building remains

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which all seemed rather boring except this room had stunning floor to ceiling tiles.

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Thats all from here
 

Mikeymutt

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Nicely done mate. I found this place to be one of the most unique things I have visited on Norfolk. Made about four visits over the years.
 

JakeV50

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Looks like some sort of little Allen Diesel engine in photo #14. Random! Don't suppose you got anymore shots of it, I'm intrigued now!
 

Calamity Jane

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Unusual tile choice there! They look delf like, perhaps they were fans of the Dutch flower show! Nice remains.
 

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