Building record 0420802027 - TEMPLE OF VENUS, Stowe Landscape Gardens
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (I) 1212153: THE TEMPLE OF VENUS
- 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
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Type and Period (1)
- GARDEN TEMPLE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Grade I. Palladian building. Circa 1732 by Kent. Central pedimented block has arched central apsidal recess with coffered ceiling and Ionic collonade. Quadrant wings of three arches with ball finials to cornice, linking to rusticated stone pavilions with open arches and broken pediments (B14).
During 1995, excavations took place to locate the original line of the Ha Ha behind the temple. During these works, plasterwork was recovered from the ditch and is thought to be part of the missing ceiling of the interior of the central pavillion (B18).
Sources (8)
- ---SBC17422 Aerial Photograph: 04/09/76. BCM A2/11/20-22. SP\674376. Yes.
- ---SBC19955 Aerial Photograph: Northamptonshire County Council. 1990. The Lake, Temple of Venus and Sewage Works, Stowe Landscape Gardens. SP673366. Yes.
- ---SBC19992 Unpublished document: Angus Wainwright. 1989. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Stowe. pp23.
- ---SBC19997 Article in serial: CBA South Midlands Group. 1996. South Midlands Archaeology 26, 1996. pp16-18.
- ---SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
- <13>SBC16362 Bibliographic reference: WAINWRIGHT A 1989 NATIONAL TRUST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY: STOWE (COPY, FILED).
- <14>SBC3681 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p32.
- <18>SBC19982 Unpublished document: Gary Marshall, National Trust. 1995. Observations of the ha ha wall behind the Temple of Venus - Stowe/4. STOWE/4.
Location
Grid reference | SP 67407 36660 (point) |
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Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13583)
Record last edited
Aug 25 2009 11:43AM