'Kilver Court Garden in Springtime', Shepton Mallet, Somerset, Southern England - May 2020

Kilver Court is a historic house and garden(s) in the Somerset market town of Shepton Mallet, Southern England. The River Sheppey powered textile mills and it later became a factory, the headquarters of the Showerings brewing business (later part of Allied Domecq), and then the headquarters of a leather-goods manufacturer, Mulberry. It has also been a shopping centre.
The gardens are overlooked by the disused Charlton Viaduct as it crosses the River Sheppey. They were laid out in the 1880s by Ernest Jardine, the Member of Parliament for East Somerset, 1910 to 1918, for his lace workers. He used the old mill ponds as boating lakes; and also built a pub and schoolhouse. They became known as Jardine’s Park and included fruit and vegetable plots which provided food for the workers.
The current layout is a reproduction of a 1960s Chelsea Flower Show medal winning garden designed by George Whitelegg and includes a rockery and parterre.
This springtime visit is accompanied by an orchestral piece by British composer, Phillip Lord, entitled 'Bonnie Braeside' from the Celtic Suite.