From the entrance of Park Road Allotments in Isleworth, West London, you can see the imposing brick wall that borders Syon Park, the London estate of the Duke of Northumberland – a battle line that separates this wild green corner from the manicured grounds and Grade I listed house beyond.
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A group of allotment holders have won a lengthy battle against one of Britain’s wealthiest aristocrats to stop their communal growing plot being bulldozed for luxury flats.