Got it — here’s the corrected entry phrased for 31 May 1938, making clear the event was happening the next day:
đď¸ On This Day in Wembury — 31 May 1938
Thorn Gardens to Open for Charity
On this day, it was announced that the Hon. Mrs. Sebag-Montefiore would open her celebrated gardens at Thorn, Wembury, to the public the following afternoon. From 2 until 7 p.m. on 1 June, visitors would be able to stroll through her fine collection of rhododendrons and shrubs, many then in full bloom. Admission and tea were each priced at one shilling, with proceeds going to the Devon Nursing Association.
Mrs. Sebag-Montefiore, who bought Wembury House in 1923, reshaped both the estate and the parish. She enlarged and altered the house, created a model dairy near the walled gardens for her Jersey herd, and planted the broad-leafed avenue along the drive. Beyond her own grounds, she played a key role in preserving Wembury’s landscape, offering 50 acres of Yealm estuary cliffs to the National Trust in 1935 on condition that adjoining land was also safeguarded.
Thus, this small notice of a garden opening sits within a wider pattern of philanthropy and stewardship that left a lasting imprint on Wembury’s land and community.
đ Source: Western Morning News, 31 May 1938 (event scheduled for 1 June 1938)
