Stowe House and Gardens...

A few images from our visit (in August last year) to Stowe House, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite/ ViewPoint, Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop and Topaz Labs Studio 2).

You can find out more about Stowe House by clicking Here and enjoy a virtual tour of the house by clicking Here. Find out more about Stowe Gardens by clicking Here and view a map of the grounds by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen

1. The South Facade of Stowe House, which was built in the 1700s by the Temple-Grenville family (later to become Dukes of Bedfordshire). The house is now home to the private Stowe School.



2. The impressive marble saloon, which dates from the 1780's, is elliptical with the domed ceiling being over 56 feet high.



3. The majority of Stowe Gardens and the surrounding parkland, which both contain many buildings and monuments, have been owned by the National Trust since 1989. Shown here is the Temple of Concord and Victory.



4. The Gothic Temple, which can now be rented out as a holiday 'cottage', is the only building at Stowe built from ironstone (the others use limestone).



5. The Palladian Bridge, originally intended to take carriages, crosses Octagon Lake.

Another set of absolutely stunning photos! It is very helpful for us "Yanks" that you have included links to additional information... thanks!

Cheers!

AKVet said:

Another set of absolutely stunning photos! It is very helpful for us "Yanks" that you have included links to additional information... thanks!

Cheers!

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Hi Kepa,

We're pleased to hear you're enjoying our images - plenty more to come...

(Also, it's good to know people are finding the links are interesting!).

P&K

Excellent! Thanks for sharing...especially the first one. I love the tonality and composition of that one.

Bryan Conner said:

Excellent! Thanks for sharing...especially the first one. I love the tonality and composition of that one.

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Hi Bryan.,

Cheers - appreciated!

The house and gardens are a real joy to wander round and offer some terrific photographic opportunities. We were lucky to have half decent light for our visit (and we got there early, so it was still fairly quiet).

Phil and Karen

Another outstanding set. The architecture and design of these houses (if you can call them that) is truly mind boggling.

MikeZ said:

Another outstanding set. The architecture and design of these houses (if you can call them that) is truly mind boggling.

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Hi Mike,

Cheers - much appreciated!

When we did the tour of the house, we reached the marble saloon towards the end and I just remember us standing aghast.

These grand houses were built to impress - and this one certainly does…

Phil and Karen

PKM-UK said:

A few images from our visit (in August last year) to Stowe House, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite/ ViewPoint, Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop and Topaz Labs Studio 2).

You can find out more about Stowe House by clicking Here and enjoy a virtual tour of the house by clicking Here. Find out more about Stowe Gardens by clicking Here and view a map of the grounds by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen

1. The South Facade of Stowe House, which was built in the 1700s by the Temple-Grenville family (later to become Dukes of Bedfordshire). The house is now home to the private Stowe School.

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2. The impressive marble saloon, which dates from the 1780's, is elliptical with the domed ceiling being over 56 feet high.

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3. The majority of Stowe Gardens and the surrounding parkland, which both contain many buildings and monuments, have been owned by the National Trust since 1989. Shown here is the Temple of Concord and Victory.

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4. The Gothic Temple, which can now be rented out as a holiday 'cottage', is the only building at Stowe built from ironstone (the others use limestone).

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5. The Palladian Bridge, originally intended to take carriages, crosses Octagon Lake.

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Very nice set of photos and thanks for the descriptions. Looks like an interesting place

dgphoto8 said:

Very nice set of photos and thanks for the descriptions. Looks like an interesting place

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Hi Don,

Cheers - appreciated!

It’s a nice venue, combining the house, gardens and parkland (great for picnics), along with pleasant small cafes.

Plenty on offer for photographers.

P&P