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Records of Henfield Violet Nurseries
Catalogue reference: Add Mss 14,611 - 14,622
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This record is about the Records of Henfield Violet Nurseries dating from 1903-1953.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Add Mss 14,611 - 14,622
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of Henfield Violet Nurseries
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1903-1953
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- West Sussex Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Deposited by Miss M.B. Lesslie of Henfield in March 1971
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The nurseries were not established for the cultivation of violets but as general nurseries in which many varieties of plants were grown and sold. Later the sale of bulbs was added to the business already undertaken. The owners, the Misses A. and D. Allen-Brown, sold their small general business and established a more specialised violet nursery. The business grew and prospered and had many distinguished patronesses; these included the Duchess of Norfolk, the Duchess of Westminster, the Duchess of Marlborough and the Duchess of Wellington. Queen Mary too was one of their many distinguished customers. The nursery was finally closed in 1953
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3090bbda-d7df-4403-87cd-05c0c90986f2/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at West Sussex Record Office
Within the fonds: Add Mss 13,804 - 14873
Additional Manuscripts, Catalogue 19
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Records of Henfield Violet Nurseries