Centre to reflect botanists' roots
Ambitious plans to honour the lives and adventures of two famous 19th- century explorers have been unveiled. A bid for more than £500,000 is being put together to fund a visitor attraction centre in Halesworth to pay homage to [Darwin's close friends] Sir William Hooker and his son, Sir Joseph. The pair, whose roots run deep in East Anglia, were equally well known for their outstanding contributions to the botanical world and were the first directors of the internationally-renowned Kew gardens in London.