The Cottage, Badminton RP/1/1/2/13

An ink and pencil design on tracing paper dated September 1979, marked ‘The Cottage Badminton, Plan for ground work of proposed new garden; scale 1/4 inch = 1 foot’. The plan shows the built elements of the new garden, with details about the location and construction of walls, steps and paving.

The Badminton Estate, in the Gloucestershire countryside, has been home to the Dukes of Beaufort since the late 17th century. Here, at the Cottage, Page helped to create a series of elegant yet relaxed garden rooms. His work there spanned two decades, and the final designs were among his last.