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History in Kew Gardens [29min]

Brett Westwood is back with more puzzles in the landscape, unearthing the lines that have linked people and places over the centuries. 4/6. Kew Gardens, Venus, mad King George and the original prime meridian, in this week's landscape puzzle from the banks of the Thames. The programme is researched with the help of local historians and residents and, out on location, the puzzle they have helped put together is unravelled by the teams of landscape detectives who read the clues in the landscape and uncover the stories, idiosyncrasies, and land lines of the area.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Land Lines" Programme 5