Rosemary Verey [SEP] date of death
Rosemary Verey
Rosemary Verey, OBE, VMH (21 December 1918 in Chatham, Kent – 31 May 2001 in Cheltenham) was an internationally known English garden designer, lecturer and prolific garden writer who designed the famous garden at Barnsley House, near Cirencester.
Biography.
She was born Rosemary Isabel Baird Sandilands and educated at Eversley School, Folkestone, and University College London. In 1939 she married David Verey, whose family owned Barnsley House.
Verey's most famous garden design was that of her own house
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 162, increasing to 209 at the 2011 census.
One of the village's significant features is Barnsley House, with a garden designed by its former resident Rosemary Verey. Barnsley House was built in 1667 by Brereton Bourchier. On the owner's death, her estate was sold and the residential dwelling is now The Barnsley House Hotel. Brereton Bourchier also built the village's Church Cottage and the oldest part of what is now called the Church farm. By the 1660s