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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.”

  • Other : Ronald Adams

  • Production company : Anglia Television

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Ronald Adam Tours the Gardens of Earlham Hall

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