Building record 1107300000 - STOWE CASTLE

Summary

Eighteenth century farmhouse disguised as a medieval-style castle to act as an eyecatcher from Stowe lanscape gardens.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1211786: STOWE CASTLE
  • 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)

  • FARMHOUSE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
  • FOLLY (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) GARDEN BUILDING (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Grade II. Farmhouse disguised with high rubble stone curtain walls and battlements forming background to former vista from gardens. Circa 1740 probably by Gibbs. Four square corner towers. Inner elevation of two storeys with tiled, lean-to roof. Two-light casement windows, ground floor with segmental arches. Two large ogree arched doorways (B1).
Description in c.1862 (B3).
Description (B7).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC3681 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p20.
  • <2>SBC20536 Bibliographic reference: Jeffery W Whitelaw. 1982. Follies. pp6,9,11,19.
  • <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp307,310.
  • <7>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p262.

Location

Grid reference SP 68902 37231 (point)
Civil Parish STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 3 2024 5:51PM

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