How garden innovations fundamentally reshaped the English built environment
In short: Discover how 17th and 18th-century gardening technologies, from artificial lakes to greenhouse heating, evolved into essential elements of modern infrastructure and construction.
In this lecture, economic historian Sir Roderick Floud explores how specific technological developments intended for private gardens left a lasting mark on the wider world. He examines how innovations in water engineering, such as the creation of artificial lakes during the 17th and 18th centuries, and the development of central heating for greenhouses, eventually transformed human environments.
The discussion also covers the broader impact of glass in construction, illustrating how tools designed for horticultural use contributed to significant changes in the shape of England and its built environment.
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