Stowmarket - Red Gables (Suffolk)

Thanks to Chris the gardener at Red Gables who informed us that there used to be four Giant Sequoia at Red Gables. Now just two stand at the front of the building that houses a resource centre for Stowmarket. The staff appear to be justifiably proud of their Redwood trees which receive remarks and hugs from visitors. The Red Gables building was originally built in the late 1850's, so it is tempting to assume the Redwood trees were planted around the same time. However, the building adjacent (The Old Library re-named "Redwoods") was built in 1939, and given the dimensions of the trees, this planting date would seem a safer assumption.

Common Names and Latin Name	No.	Latitude and Longitude		OS National Grid	Elevation (above sea-level)	Height	Girth	Date Measured
		WGS84	OSGB36
Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum	1	N52.18408 E0.99911	N52.18361 W1.00084	TM 05123 58219	126ft (38.41m)	22.5m	3.92m	May 2016
	2	N52.18396 E0.99909	N52.18349 W1.00082	TM 05122 58206	127ft (38.72m)	25.5m	4.34m	May 2016
Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground