| Description | Correspondence between Percy Cane and Dorothy Elmhirst (first letter mentions Constance Spry); also with Leonard Elmhirst. Percy Cane worked on the design of the Dartington Hall Gardens. Dorothy Elmhirst's and Hall Garden department's notes and minutes document Cane's work and consultation with him on aspects of the Hall area and Gardens including construction of Percy Cane steps [Heath Bank steps], planting schemes for Staverton (Builders) Ltd, garden benches, tubs, gates, stone balls, pool in the Valley Field and Dartington Coronation garden. There is also Garden department's (Terry L Underhill; secretary, Yvonne Lessware [Widger] correspondence with Percy Cane. Finally there is correspondence re Percy Cane's illness at the end of his life. |