I have an affinity for garden gnomes. In fact I have a droll chartreuse coloured one that sits on my desk and doubles as a lamp. I found him on my desk, when I came back from lunch one day, all wrapped up in matching chartreuse coloured tissue paper. I felt like a kid on Christmas morning and am ever so thankful to my friend who thought this happy little gnome would make a great addition to my otherwise boring desk (he's adorned every desk I've had ever since). But I digress …
Garden gnomes were first introduced to the United Kingdom in 1847 by Sir Charles Isham, who had the foresight to bring some home with him, following a trip to Germany. He placed these gnomes (they were made of terra cotta if you must know) in his garden at Lamport Hall. Apparently only one of them (his names is Lampy) has survived the test of time and is still on display here, in the Hall.
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