"Lancelot Brown,""England's greatest gardener"". Born: August 30, 1716, Northumberland. By what name was he better Known?"
Capability Brown today. A partial list of the landscapes he designed or worked on: More than 30 of the gardens are open to the public. Capability Brown Lancelot Brown (born c. 1715–16, baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783), more commonly known with the byname Capability Brown, was an English landscape architect. He is remembered as "the last of the great English 18th century artists to be accorded his due" and "England's greatest gardener". He designed over 170 parks, many of which still endure. He was nicknamed "Capability" because he would tell his clients that their property had "capability" for improvement.
Lancelot Errington Jacobite rising in Scotland. Lancelot Errington is known to have come from Denton in Newburn, an "ancient and respectable family in Northumberland." His parents were Major Gilbert Errington and Margaret Babington, and he married his cousin, Catherine Errington. Lancelot was one of a number of locals who supported the Jacobite cause, led by Thomas Forster, Member of Parliament for the county of Northumberland. Their first objective was to gain a landing site in Northumberland, and Lindisfarne was selected. On 10 October 1715, Lancelot and his nephew Mark Errington visited the castle on Lindisfarne. Some sources say that Lancelot asked the