Building record 0420802026 - HERMITAGE, Stowe Landscape Gardens

Summary

Early eighteenth century folly known as the Hermitage or Shepherd's Cove

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (I) 1289654: THE HERMITAGE (DBC3703)
  • SHINE: Stowe medieval to post medieval landscape garden, medieval deserted villages of Lamport & Boycott, shrunken village of Daford, also moats, manors and fishponds, ridge and furrow earthworks & cropmarks, and areas of ancient semi natural woodland (DBC7454)

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Type and Period (1)

  • FOLLY (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Grade I. Sham ruin pre-1732 by Kent. Rock faced stone, eliptical arched opening with heavy voussoirs; carved wreath with panpipes in pediment, small incomplete turret on right with round arched opening (B14).
The National Trust Survey of Stowe undertaken in 1989 notes that the turret on the east is intentionally ruined. The orginal decoration was inspired by Spencer's 'Fairy Queen' . The Hermitage is also known as the Shepherd's Cove (B18).
Programme of trial trenching carried out by Northamptonshire Archaeology in October 2004 established the location and form of former garden paths to the south of the Eleven Acre Lake in the vicinity of the Hermitage. See report for detail (B31).
Brief description in c.1862 (B5).
Description & location plan (B7).

Sources (6)

  • ---SBC17422 Aerial Photograph: 04/09/76. BCM A2/11/20-22. SP\674376. Yes.
  • <5>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p308.
  • <7>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. pp260-261.
  • <14>SBC3681 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p32.
  • <18>SBC19992 Unpublished document: Angus Wainwright. 1989. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Stowe. pd 23.
  • <31>SBC22452 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. An archaeological watching brief during the uncovering of historic paths to the south of the Eleven Acre and Octagon Lakes at Stowe Landscape Gardens.

Location

Grid reference SP 67545 36836 (point)
Civil Parish STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13583)
  • Event - Intervention: Trial trenching (EBC16620)

Record last edited

Nov 3 2024 5:35PM

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