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castle. A reliable source lists her achievement as having significantly expanded the gardens and having "substantially enlarged the house and its services ... she remodelled the western side of the castle through the full length of both courtyards, overbuilding one section of the ruins, and beginning a new tower at its north-east corner in March 1890".
349:"The hospitality of Sudeley was proverbial in the whole county of Gloucester and on this occasion it surpassed itself: a lamb roasted whole graced the bottom of the table; a gigantic woodcock pie the top; two peacocks glittered in their tails and plumage on the side and among the other more conspicuous dishes were a boar's head and a roast cygnet."
202:, she collected coins, stamps and curiosities from throughout the world. Her most lasting legacy is the gardens at Sudeley, a re-creation in historical style, in keeping with the remains of the castle. She published a substantial account of the history of the locality and for seven years towards the end of her life a monthly local magazine.
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Brocklehurst withheld his consent to marriages proposed by both Emma and subsequently Marianne; both broke off the engagements. Although Emma took exception in the latter case, interceding on her sister's behalf, she bore her father no lasting ill will, after his death commissioning a marble
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On 16 September 1847, Emma married John
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Almshouses and Dent School were built in the 1860s and restoration, enlargement, and construction of other buildings in the town followed; she also helped renovate the parish church. She had the road from the town to the castle (now Vineyard Street) completely
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Dent corresponded with some of the most famous names and eminent thinkers of the 19th century. She planned the layout of the gardens at
Sudeley and oversaw their creation. She was an authority on the locality, publishing a lengthy account and documenting antiquities. She also acquired many fine
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Emma adopted the Tory politics of her husband's family, having grown up in a
Liberal household. Although unable to vote herself, she campaigned energetically for the Conservatives, to the extent of falling out with those in Winchcombe who had different views. Small electorates made for tight
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Emma Dent died on 22 February 1900 and is commemorated on two brass plaques in the chapel at
Sudeley: one with her husband, the other a tribute from the rector and tenants. She was cremated in England's first and only crematorium, at
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to match. Emma was dismayed by his rages but angry at the gossip and rumours which circulated among friends and servants that he was violent to her. John Dent died on 25 March 1885, leaving
Sudeley to Emma's use in her lifetime.
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ran from 1890â96 and included announcements of births, marriages and deaths, a collection of local superstitions over 16 issues, and learned articles on local excavations.
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