Stoke Park is a public open space of 108 hectares in Bristol, England. It occupies a prominent position on the eastern flanks of Purdown, alongside the M32 motorway, together with the landmark Dower House and Purdown transmitter. Approximately 80% of the park is within the Bristol ward of Lockleaze; the remainder is within South Gloucestershire.
Stoke Park and The Dower House, seen from Duchess Pond
The clock tower was erected in Stoke Park in 1930, to commemorate the Rev Harold Nelson Burden who founded the Stoke Park Mental Colony
The M32 is a 4.42 miles (7.11 km) long motorway in South Gloucestershire and Bristol, England. It provides a link from the M4, a major motorway linking London and South Wales, to Bristol city centre and is maintained by National Highways, the national roads body.
The M32 between junctions 2 and 1, heading northwards
The northern section of the M32 connects to the M4 at a modified roundabout.
The southern section of the M32 was the last to be built and passes close to numerous housing estates.
The M32 has been criticized for passing close to Stoke Park and part of the estate grounds were given up for the motorway.