The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Adam Holt (1691? - 1750)
Gardener, nurseryman, and garden designer. Both Petiver (c. 1708) and Richard Bradley refer to him as gardener of the Bishop of London, Henry Compton (Cowell, 214). As early as 1710 he appears to have been established in Leytonstone near Grove Green where he established a nursery (ibid.). Beginning in 1713, he worked for George London in establishing the gardens at Sir Richard Child's Wanstead House. Relevant locations: Lived at or near Leytonstone, EssexWorkplace or place of business Fulham Palace, Fulham
Workplace or place of business Fulham Palace garden, Fulham Palace
Relationships: Adam Holt was a employed by Henry Compton (1631/2-1713)
Adam Holt was a same person as? (uncertain) Holt (-)
Adam Holt was a employed by George London (c. 1640-1714)
Linked print sources: as Subject of/in a document - Adam Holt (1691?-1750), Gardener: His Work at Coopersale House, Essex.
References in Documents:
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 4. Eadem
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