Monument record 0420806006 - Queen's Drive, Stowe Landscape Gardens
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- 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)
- DRIVE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
The National Trust's Survey of Stowe undertaken in 1989 notes the tree lined drive sweeping from the Corinthian Arch to the Boycott Pavillions which was built in 1817 to replace the older drive which roughly coincides with the Dadford Road (1).
The English Heritage survey of Stowe undertaken in 2001 notes a slight linear bank (centred at SP66843685), some 128 m long, 2-2.5m wide and 0.4m high following the line of the Queen's drive. It has tree stumps and tree holes on it or very close to it. At the eastern end near the Corinthian Arch the carriage drive is defined by two scarps 0.7m high forming a level trackway 7.5m wide. Two small semi-circular bays may be passing places. The Queen's Drive was built to commemorate a royal visit in 1845 (2).
Sources (3)
- ---SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
- <1>SBC19992 Unpublished document: Angus Wainwright. 1989. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Stowe. pp38.
- <2>SBC20024 Unpublished document: Hazel Riley. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Site Gazetteer). AI/21/2001.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6738 3659 (1092m by 477m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jan 10 2018 4:27PM
