Geoffrey Jellicoe

Landscape architect Geoffrey Jellicoe was born in 1900. He was educated at Cheltenham College and the Architectural Association Schools where he went on to become studio master, then principal. His distinguished career spanned many decades. For George VI he designed gardens at Windsor and Sandringham and his town planning, landscape design and architecture practice produced schemes for Hemel Hempstead New Town, the Kennedy Memorial at Runnymede and a garden at Sutton Place.

In 1929 he was a founder member of the British Landscape Institute and in 1948 was the founder President of the International Federation of landscape Architects.

He was awarded the CBE in 1963, and in 1979 received a knighthood for services to landscape architecture. In 1994 the Royal Horticultural Society awarded him their highest accolade, the Victoria Medal of Honour. For many years he was a Trustee of the Tate Gallery.