Edward Milner

Edward Milner (20 January 1819 – 26 March 1884) was an English landscape architect.

Early life and career

Edward Milner was born in Darley, Derbyshire, the eldest child of Henry Milner and Mary née Scales. Henry Milner was employed at Chatsworth by William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, as a gardener and porter. Edward was educated at Bakewell Grammar School and was then apprenticed to Chatsworth's head gardener, Joseph Paxton. In 1841 he continued his studies in Paris at the Jardin des Plantes and returned home to become Paxton's assistant. He worked with Paxton in developing and managing Princes Park, Liverpool and assisted him at Osmaston Manor in Derbyshire. When Paxton re-erected The Crystal Palace in Penge Park, Sydenham in 1852, Milner was appointed as the superintendent of works. He also worked for Paxton in creating the People's Park, Halifax for Francis Crossley.

Independent career

From the mid-1850s, Milner worked as an independent landscape gardener. He received commissions for work in England and Wales, including designing three public parks in Preston, Lancashire. He also designed gardens in Germany and Denmark. In 1881 he became principal of the Crystal Palace School of Gardening, established by the Crystal Palace Company. nr Lincoln, Lincolnshire Hartsholme Hall For Joseph Shuttleworth, inventor 1862 Heighington, Lincolnshire Heighington Hall For Alfred Shuttleworth, industrialist nr Matlock, Derbyshire Stancliffe Hall For Sir Joseph Whitworth, inventor nr Shaftesbury, Dorset Iwerne Minster For G. G. Glyn, Lord Wolverton, Whip and politician Bath Locksbrook Cemetery Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Elton Hall Halifax, West Yorkshire Stoney Royd Cemetery Opened 1861 Halifax, West Yorkshire People's Park, Halifax Horsham, West Sussex Warnham Court For Sir J. H. Pelly's son, Sir John Pelly (2nd Bt.) 1864 Preston, Lancashire Moor Park Opened 1867 Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln Arboretum Opened 1872 Bromyard, Herefordshire Bredenbury Court c. 1876 Halifax, West Yorkshire Shroggs Park For Colonel Edward Akroyd Opened 1881 Morpeth, Northumberland Wallington Hall A parterre 1882 Westphalia, Germany Wildpark Dülmen For the House of Croÿ Westphalia, Germany |Schloss Anholt, Borken For the mediatised Prince of Salm-Salm He died at his home in 1884 leaving an estate valued at slightly over £8,000 (£ today).