Building record 1107300000 - STOWE CASTLE
Summary
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).
Sources (2)
- <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.
Location
Grid reference | SP 68902 37231 (point) |
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Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 25 2009 11:43AM