Shrubs dating from 1792 found during renovation of stately home Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham
Horticultural experts have compared it to finding a wondrous and unknown library of rare first editions, said the head gardener of Wentworth Woodhouse, Scott Jamieson, recalling the discovery of camellias believed to be some of the oldest and rarest in the western world.
The important shrubs have been identified in a dilapidated glass and brick building on the estate of Wentworth Woodhouse, a spectacular Georgian palace near Rotherham, which is the subject of one of the UK’s biggest heritage restoration projects.
