The loveliest house in Doncaster and a park that is continually being improved since its prime restoration between 2003-7,
Cusworth Hall is a grade 1 building designed by James Paine between 1749-1752, becoming a council run museum in 1967. On the last day of October with temperatures achieving the unheard of heights of 19 degrees Celsius we visited our local park. I was most struck by the planting of a wide variety of trees that has taken place over recent years. So today's post concentrates on these though first an image of the house in its surroundings.
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| The first of the new trees, shedding its red leaves |
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| A conifer specimen with a sad history. Twice a year it is decorated with flowers, toys and cards in memory of a young child. Then before the items deteriorate they are tidied away by the family. |
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| Betula utilis ‘Jacquemontii’ has a fresh, chalky white and crisp peeling bark |
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| I remember when this small copse was first planted. Trees grow up, or I get older. |
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