This is the first lecture in the Gardens Trust’s third series of talks exploring how archaeology helps the garden historian find vital evidence on the ground which then informs future restoration projects and garden management plans. Our distinguished and popular speakers will be reporting mainly on current and on-going archaeology at various sites and with an emphasis on water features. On January 10, Stephen Wass will discuss Stowe Landscape Gardens. Any property as vast as Stowe is will always have something going on that demands an archaeological eye keeping on it and the past twelve months have seen three major investigations that are reported on in this talk. Firstly having been postponed for the last couple of years work began on the refurbishment of Bell Gate Lodge. Two large scale projects involved works on the massive dam below the Eleven Acre Lake with a huge cut through the dam to insert a bypass pipe and the controlled partial dismantling of the cascade that took the overflow from the lake to create a secret waterfall hidden within a chasm lined by collapsing masonry. The lecture begins at 10 am Greenwich Mean Time, which is very early here in the US, but Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days (and again a few hours) prior to the start of the first talk, and a link to the recorded session will be sent shortly after each session and will be available for 1 week. £5 through Eventbrite. Register HERE.