The Claudians Chapter 16: Valedictory

In early 1843, realising that his life was ending, Loudon strove with inhuman energy to complete the design projects and the books that he had in hand. On the last day of his life he tried to walk from his bedroom to the living room and died in his wife’s arms.

John Claudius Loudon and the rise of Landscape Architecture -

Kensal Green Cemetery - Loudon's Burial Place - 

Pinner Tomb -

William Lawrence - 

Leigham House for Mr. Fuller at Streatham - 

Southampton Old Cemetery - 

Bath Abbey Cemetery -

Histon Road Cemetery - 

Last issue of the Gardener's Magazine - 

Loudon’s last published article - 

Markham Spofforth - 

Agnes Loudon's friends -  

Chapter index pages Introduction, Chapter 1: Somers and Buchanans, Chapter 2: Loudons, Chapter 3: Indian Mission, Chapter 4: Picturesque Gardens, Chapter 5: Farming Landscapes, Chapter 6: Prussian Gardens, Chapter 7: Russian Gardens, Chapter 8: Buchanan’s Destiny, Chapter 9: Italian Gardens, Chapter 10: Gardenesque Gardens, Chapter 11: Utilitarian Landscapes, Chapter 12: Marriage, Chapter 13: Landscape Architecture, Chapter 14: Family Reunion, Chapter 15: Loudon’s Zenith, Chapter 16: Valedictory, Afterword.