Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island
Another watercolor complete! The legendary Lindisfarne Castle from my recent trip with Lutyens Trust Amerca of Scotland and England. This view is from Gertrude Jekyll’s gardens looking at the historic castle with additions and renovations by Sir Edward Lutyens.
Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, and the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. (WIKI)
Edward Hudson of Country Life magazine took on the lease in 1901. He commissioned the architect Edwin ‘Ned’ Lutyens and garden designer Gertrude ‘Bumps’ Jekyll to refurbish the castle to meet his taste. They were responsible for the most dramatic changes made to Lindisfarne Castle since the time of Elizabeth I. In the first decades of the 20th century, Lutyens renovated the castle, while Jekyll made a planting plan for the garden and the castle surrounds. Together, their vision gave their patron Edward Hudson a comfortable – if slightly exposed – holiday home. Hudson’s successors never made any major changes and so it’s largely the work of Lutyens and Jekyll that greets visitors today. (www.nationaltrust.org.uk)
