Charleston in East Sussex was the home of Duncan Grant (1885-1978) and Vanessa Bell (1879-1961) from 1916.A low stone and flint wall runs along the road edging the garden. A closed-boarded wooden gate is flanked by square pillars topped by two concrete urns cast by Quentin Bell in 1952.
The gate opens onto a gravelled courtyard with the "lovely, very solid and simple" (VB) house to the left, and the lawn and a quiet pond to the right.
Beyond there is a coloured, overflowing cottage garden where statues scattered among flowers and fruit trees prove the intense artistic and creative spirit that permeated every aspect of their life.
Photos:
TravelinaGarden, Charleston August 2016
B&W photo from: A Hunting Glimpse into a lost past at Charleston, SussexLife 2016
Painting: Duncan Grant "Ornamental urns in Charleston garden", oil on canvas, 1972
Further reading:
Charleston a Bloomsbury house & garden, Quentin Bell & Virginia Nicholson, Frances Lincoln Limited 1997
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