Rhoda Vava Mary Lecky Pike

Rhoda Vava Mary, Lady Birley (; 1899–1981) was an Anglo-Irish gardener, model, and artist, known for developing the Charleston Manor gardens and founding the Charleston Manor Festival.

Early life and marriage Rhoda Vava Mary Birley was born on 3 February 1899 in County Carlow to Catherine Henrietta Pike (née Howard; c.1858–1930) and Robert Lecky Pike (c.1858–1933). Birley's birth year is sometimes miscited as 1900. On the 14 September 1921, Birley married the portrait painter Oswald Birley at St Mary's Church, in St Marylebone, London. The couple had two children Maxime de la Falaise, born in 1922, and Mark Birley, born in 1930.

Career In 1931, Birley and Oswald bought 12th century Charleston Manor in East Sussex. In 1932, the couple employed Walter Godfrey to restore the property, and to transform the properties barn into a concert hall.

Rhoda Birley founded the Charleston Manor Festival, initially calling it the Sussex Festival.

Death and legacy Birley died on the 15 June 1981 aged 82.

In 1928, William Reid Dick carved a stone bust of Birley. Birley was the inspiration for Peter Jensen's Spring 2017 Ready-to-wear collection.