| Administrative History | The daughter of a journalist, Sylvia Barkley was born in Surrey 1928. She graduated BSc from the University of London in 1949, and moved to Aberdeen. At the university there she was assistant lecturer in botany from 1953 to 1955, and graduated PhD in 1955. In the same year she married Peter Landsberg, and by 1970 was living in Southampton. She continued to pursue her interests in botany and gardening, and in particular in medieval gardens. She recreated several examples of these in sites throughout Britain and her book 'The Medieval Garden' was published in 1996. |