Building record 0420802030 - QUEEN CAROLINE'S MONUMENT, Home Park, Stowe Landscape Gardens
Summary
Eighteenth century garden monument to Queen Caroline with possible icehouse underneath.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (I) 1212190: QUEEN CAROLINE'S MONUMENT
- 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 (3)
- COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- (Former Type) ICEHOUSE? (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- STATUE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Grade I. Probably by Vanbrugh c1725, moved to present site by 1754. Group of four Ionic columns on a podium surmounted by a statue of the then Princess of Wales, later Queen Caroline, possibly by Rysbrack (B14).
The National Trust Survey of Stowe undertaken in 1989 noted that under the monument there is a vaulted chamber divided longitudinally by a wall. It is said to be the remains of an icehouse, but this is perhaps unlikely as the entrance is on the west side and icehouse entrances were usually on the east and north sides (B18).
Sources (4)
- ---SBC17422 Aerial Photograph: 04/09/76. BCM A2/11/20-22. SP\674376. Yes.
- <11>SBC2991 Bibliographic reference: CLARKE G 1979 (DEC) LETTER RE ICE HOUSES (ON CAS FILE) ALSO OS 1880/5 6-INCH 1:10560 (1ST EDN).
- <14>SBC3681 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p33.
- <18>SBC19992 Unpublished document: Angus Wainwright. 1989. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Stowe. pp24.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 67172 36908 (point) |
|---|---|
| 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
