High Quality Pergolas in Knebworth
The difference between a pagoda and a pergola
The pergola and pagoda are actually very similar concepts. Both are structures designed to provide shade in outdoor areas. The main difference is that pagodas feature a solid roof made up of slats, whereas pergolas feature a sliding or louvred roof for a far more versatile application of use.
Pagodas are Asian in origin and feature a striking tiered tower design with multiple eaves, think of a Chinese or a Japanese garden, as they are commonplace in both. Because pagodas have roofs are solid, so they don’t offer the flexibility of a pergola.
A pergola is an extremely versatile way to make the most of your outside space, for sitting and relaxing, or having a get together with family and friends.
An aluminium pergola with a sliding and louvred roof will create a gorgeous shaded area in your garden, offering you the chance to make the most of your outside space. With the flexibility of an adjustable roof, you can control shade and airflow for maximum enjoyment throughout the day, much like a venetian blind that you use on your windows.
You may even want to customise your pergola with outdoor heating and LED lighting. This means you’ll be able to enjoy your garden in the colder months or later into those sultry summer nights. With sliding glass panels, you can even transform your pergola into a perfectly enclosed outdoor area that’s protected from rain.
Lots of styles and colour options of pergolas to choose from
With a wide selection of colour options, you’ll be able to find a design that best suits you and your home. Our pergolas are not only very stylish, they are the practical solution for outdoor enjoyment. Best of all, the pergola is not just an investment for the summer months, they are perfect for creating a protected outside space that can be enjoyed even when the colder weather hits.
The pergola is the perfect place to escape from it all
When you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the kids and their endless appetite for children’s television, the pergola is a perfect sanctuary. Many people use them as somewhere they go to when they want to escape the pressures of family life, or maybe even somewhere they can smoke a cigarette, without harming others or stinking out the house. Since the indoor smoking ban in the United Kingdom, many public houses have had pergolas built to accommodate their smoking patrons.
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Knebworth House: More than just a stately home
Knebworth House is a lovely gothic English country house on the outskirts of Knebworth. Knebworth House sits within a beautiful park that can be accessed just off of the A1 (M) at Stevenage.
Knebworth House is a Grade II listed building. Its gardens are also listed as Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
The park that surrounds Knebworth House also boasts the medieval St. Mary’s Church and the Lytton family mausoleum.
The grounds are home to the Knebworth Festival, a recurring open-air rock and pop concert that have been held since 1974, and until 2014 was home to another hard rock festival known as Sonisphere.
Sonisphere at Knebworth
Although the Sonisphere festival was held throughout Europe, the British edition of the festival took place over two days, the first and second of August 2009, at Knebworth House. The headliners were Linkin Park and Metallica. The festival featured four stages of music over the weekend, with the main two being staggered staging, the others being within the Bohemia village. The Bohemia stage was an undercover stage and was able to continue past the sound curfews placed upon the main stages.
History of Knebworth House
Knebworth House has been the home of the Lytton family since 1490, when Thomas Bourchier sold the reversion of the manor to Sir Robert Lytton, Knebworth House was originally a red-brick Late Gothic manor house, built round a central court as an open square. In 1813-16 the house was reduced to its west wing, which was remodelled in a Tudor Gothic style by John Biagio Rebecca for Mrs Bulwer-Lytton, and then was transformed in 1843-45 by Henry Edward Kendall Jr. into the present Tudor Gothic house.
Knebworth’s most famous resident was Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who lived from 1803 to 1873. He was the Victorian author, dramatist and statesman, who embellished the gardens in a formal Italianate fashion. The 1st Baron’s great-grandson Neville married Judith Blunt, a well-known horse breeder who inherited Crabbet Arabian Stud in 1917 and devoted her life to it. In 1913-1914 Knebworth House was leased for £3,000 per year by Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia and his wife Natalia Brasova.
Much of the interior of Knebworth House was redesigned by Sir Edwin Lutyens, who married Lady Emily Bulwer-Lytton. Lady Emily was the daughter of the 1st Earl of Lytton, who served as Viceroy of India between 1876 and 1880. A herb garden, with an interlaced quincunx design, was drawn by Gertrude Jekyll in 1907, although not planted until 1982. The grounds of Knebworth House are also open to the public.
Current occupants of Knebworth House
Henry Lytton-Cobbold lives at Knebworth House with his family. After a long career in the film industry in Los Angeles, he decided to allow film and television production companies to film on location in the house and gardens.
Many well-known films and television productions have been filmed on location at Knebworth House over the years.
Knebworth music festival
Beginning in 1974, a recurring open-air rock and pop concert known as the Knebworth Festival has been held in the grounds. The festival first occurred in July 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band, The Doobie Brothers and other artists played to an audience of 60,000 people. Over the years the festival has featured the likes of Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Paul McCartney, Genesis, Mike Oldfield, The Beach Boys, Deep Purple, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Dire Straits, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron Maiden, Robbie Williams, Oasis and Liam Gallagher. Queen played their last live concert with Freddie Mercury at Knebworth in 1986. The Knebworth Festival is not to be confused with the Sonisphere rock festival mentioned above.
Doubt remains as to weather a regular music festival will continue to be held at Knebworth House in the future. Some believe that Hatfield House some twelve miles South of Knebworth will pick up the mantle for future rock festivals in the area, owing to its proximity to a mainline train station.