Stowe House
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Stowe House is a Grade I listed country house in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England. It is the home of the private Stowe School and is owned by the Stowe House Preservation Trust. Over the years, it has
The south front of the house by Robert Adam
The south or garden front of Stowe from Jones' Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1829). All of the top floor windows in the earlier version of this front were sacrificed for the sake of architectural effect. The remaining top floor rooms all face sideways.
Stowe circa 1880
The north or entrance front in 1750. Major alterations were made after that date.
Stowe Gardens
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Stowe Gardens, formerly Stowe Landscape Gardens, are extensive Grade I listed gardens and parkland in Buckinghamshire, England. Largely created in the 18th century, the gardens at Stowe are arguably t
Stowe House
…it has been restored and maintained as one of the finest country houses in the UK. Stowe House is regularly open to the public. The gardens (known as Stowe Gardens, formerly Stowe Landscape Gardens) are a significant example of the English landscape garden and, along with the parkland, passed into the ownership…
The Palladian Bridge
Stowe, c.1750 – A View at the Entrance between the Pavilions (Victoria & Albert Museum)
Aerial view south over the gardens 1978
The Eleven-Acre Lake