Ronald Adam Tours the Gardens of Earlham Hall
1963 , Norwich (Norfolk)
Cat no. 213542
About Anglia item featuring a tour of Earlham Hall gardens by actor Ronald Adam, and complimented by a reading of Percy Lubbock’s childhood memoirs.
Percy Lubbock’s childhood memoirs of Earlham Hall is read aloud by actor Ronald Adam, complimented by footage of the actor touring the grounds of the great hall in Norwich. Reading extracts of the biography "Earlham", from chapter II entitled “In the Garden”, Adam pauses at key moments, and point-of-view shots allow the viewer to assess the architecture and natural landscape that Lubbock had recreated on the page.
Featured Buildings
Earlham Hall, Norwich
Keywords
Arts; Gardens; Literature; Writers
Background Information
Percy Lubbock (1879-1965) was an art critic and biographer. In 1922, he was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for literature, winning the Biography Award for his childhood memoir ‘Earlham’ (1921). The full text of Percy Lubbock’s ‘Earlham’ can be found at http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924028012676/cu31924028012676_djvu.txt Ronald Adam reads from Chapter II, ‘In the Garden’, beginning “It was superb, the great lawn at Earlham - it really was” and ending, “…upon the garden at Earlham, already whitening the highest of the high-towering clouds.”
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Other : Ronald Adams
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Production company : Anglia Television
Manifestations
Ronald Adam Tours the Gardens of Earlham Hall
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Genre: Television
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Locations: Norwich (Norfolk)
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Description Type: monographic
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Related to: About Anglia
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Related to: Anglia prog
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Subject: Earlham Park / Percy Lubbock / Earlham Hall
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