Salutation, The, Sandwich, England

The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT

The Salutation and the architectural outline of its garden were designed and built in 1911-12 by Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) to a commission from Henry Farrer, one of three batchelor sons of Sir William Farrer who was an eminent solicitor and an admirer of Lutyens. No records exist of the garden having been planted by Gertrude Jekyll (Brown 1982). On the death of Henry Farrer, The Salutation passed to his brother Gaspard and then on his death in 1948 it was acquired by Mr Leonard Byng. In 1977 it was purchased by Mrs S Dixon who, with her husband, ran it as the Salutation House and Garden Company. With their head gardener, they made considerable additions to the garden and also ran a small nursery on the site. In the early 1980s the house became the subject of several planning applications for change of use and development but was eventually purchased by Mr Michael Older. It remains (1998) in private hands.