|
The Courts Garden
The Courts Garden is an English country garden in Holt, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. The garden has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1943 and is Grade II listed. History The house known as The Courts, which was built and incorporated earlier fabric, was the home of a wealthy clothier from nearby Bradford-on-Avon, at the time a prosperous wool town. The Courts served as the village law court where cloth weavers could settle their disputes. Around 1797, it was bought by John Davis and it remained in his family until 1900. Davis likely built the cloth mill which was next to the house. Following the decline of the wool trade in the area, his grandson demolished the mill around 1888. In 1900, The Courts was bought by architect Sir George Hastings. He altered the house and laid out the garden which covered part of the site of the former mill, using the existing stream to create a water garden and various ponds and canals. In 1909, Hastings built a Georgian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courts Garden Temple Borders
A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law. In both common law and civil law legal systems, courts are the central means for dispute resolution, and it is generally understood that all people have an ability to bring their claims before a court. Similarly, the rights of those accused of a crime include the right to present a defense before a court. The system of courts that interprets and applies the law is collectively known as the judiciary. The place where a court sits is known as a venue. The room where court proceedings occur is known as a courtroom, and the building as a courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
