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Traces of elaborate historic gardens have been revealed at Chatsworth due to the heatwave. The European style formal garden, known as a Great Parterre, was designed in 1699 for the 1st Duke of Devonshire. It was grassed over just 30 years later but substantial remains lie buried under just a thin layer of soil and grass. Now the extreme heat has parched the grass which lies over the paths, while...