George Reed
(1805-1869)

Died aged c. 64

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

George Reed (1805-1869) Site of his family home. George Reed was one of Burham's greatest benefactors in Victorian times. He bought the land we know today as Manor Gardens and built a house here in 1841; he employed people who tended his gardens and the hot houses here where he grew orchids. He died at home here on 22nd June 1869.

Manor House, Manor Gardens, Burnham-On-Sea, United Kingdom where they lived