2011

SP6737 : Stowe Park, view towards Wolfe's Obelisk

taken 13 years ago, near to Dadford, Buckinghamshire, England

Stowe Park, view towards Wolfe's Obelisk
Stowe Park, view towards Wolfe's Obelisk
Sometimes the obelisks don't grow very well in the soil of the tree planters. This one is only a few inches high. Actually the obelisk is a kilometre away across this farmland/parkland in SP6738
Stowe house and grounds

Stowe house and gardens were all about prestige and making a statement. As the Stowe guide book describes it, ‘power gardening’. They were enlarged and developed in three phases by Richard, Viscount Cobham and his nephew Richard, Earl Temple from about 1700 to 1760.

Significant practitioners in the development included the architects Sir John Vanbrugh and James Gibbs, and the gardeners Charles Bridgeman and William Kent. Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown was head gardener here from 1741 to 1751, which made his reputation. In the 18th and 19th centuries the house and gardens were internationally known and renowned and were some of the first gardens that people visited as tourists for their own pleasure.

By the 20th century the family had become bankrupt and in 1921 sold the estate to become Stowe School, England’s newest public school. Today the gardens are maintained by the National Trust and are open to the public. The house is owned by a Preservation Trust, under the auspices of the English Historic Houses Association, used by Stowe School and open to the public at restricted times throughout the year.

Written by Graham Horn


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SP6737, 285 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Graham Horn   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 August, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 6 September, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 6743 3793 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:2.1411N 1:1.1056W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 6744 3786
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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