Thornham - Thornham Hall (Suffolk)
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Thornham - Thornham Hall (Suffolk) |
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 Giant Redwood - Tree no. 1 |
| Thornham Hall boasts a superb collection of six Giant Redwoods. The friendly owners kindly allowed us to measure and photograph their specimen trees and mentioned that one had been planted by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1866, which was the year that Queen Victoria's second son Prince Alfred was given the title in the Queen's Birthday Honours. |
 Giant Redwood - Tree no. 1 |
 Giant Redwood - Tree no. 2 |
 Giant Redwood - Tree no. 3 |
 Giant Redwood - Tree no. 4 |
 Giant Redwood - Tree no. 5 |
 Giant Redwood - Tree no. 6 |
 A magnificent Cedar tree |
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| Thanks to Ed who sent the above photograph of the plaque confirming the planting of a Giant Sequoia by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1866 to commemorate his visit to Thornham Hall. Giant Redwood planting in large country estates was very fashionable around this time. A story in the Diss Express said that a book published in 2006 by Hoxne resident Stephen Govier titled "The Illustrated History & Antiquities of Hoxne in the County of Suffolk" mentions that "the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, were entertained by the Kerrison family at Oakley Hall, formerly called Hoxne Hall, and the Hennikers at Thornham Hall in 1866." The marvellously preserved plaque reads: WELLINGTONIA GIGANTEA PLANTED BY H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH DEC. 13TH 1866 |
| Common Names and Latin Name | No. | Latitude and Longitude | OS National Grid | Elevation (above sea-level) |
Height | Girth | Date Measured | |
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| Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum | 1 | N52.30404 E1.08389 | N52.30358 W1.08564 | TM 10349 71801 | 141ft (42.99m) | 39.2m | 6.02m | September 2017 |
| 2 | N52.30361 E1.08415 | N52.30315 W1.08590 | TM 10369 71754 | 137ft (41.77m) | 33.2m | 6.15m | September 2017 | |
| 3 | N52.30364 E1.08301 | N52.30318 W1.08476 | TM 10291 71754 | 135ft (41.16m) | 37.8m | 6.85m | September 2017 | |
| 4 | N52.30310 E1.08228 | N52.30264 W1.08403 | TM 10244 71692 | 143ft (43.60m) | 10.4m | -- | September 2017 | |
| 5 | N52.30363 E1.08010 | N52.30317 W1.08185 | TM 10093 71744 | 147ft (44.82m) | 18.4m | 5.1m | September 2017 | |
| 6 | N52.30116 E1.08317 | N52.30070 W1.08492 | TM 10314 71478 | 138ft (42.07m) | 9.9m | -- | September 2017 | |
| Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground | ||||||||