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Stourhead (/ ˈ s t aʊər h ɛ d /) [1] is a 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate [2] at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset.
Temple of Flora Temple of Flora, Stourhead Gardens, Wiltshire, UK. The Temple of Flora was an ancient sanctuary on the Quirinal Hill in Ancient Rome, erected in 238 BCE and dedicated to the goddess Flora. [1]
Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Baronet (19 November 1865 – 25 March 1947) was an English landowner, best known for his restoration of the country house at Stourhead in Wiltshire, following a fire in April 1902. [1] Prior to his death he donated the house and gardens to the National Trust.
The cross is now at the entrance to the gardens of the Stourhead estate. Bristol High Cross is a monumental market cross said to have been erected c.1373 in the centre of Bristol, England, to commemorate the granting of a charter by Edward III to make Bristol a county, separate from Somerset and Gloucestershire. [1]
Alfred's Tower is a folly in Somerset, [1] [2] England, on the edge of the border with Wiltshire, on the Stourhead estate. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust.
Henry dominated the Hoare family through his wealth and personal charisma. [2] He was a partner for nearly 60 years in Hoare's Bank.His nickname, "Henry The Magnificent", derived in part from his influence as a great patron of the Arts, but more particularly because he laid out the gardens at Stourhead in Wiltshire, an estate bought by his father. [3]
Stourhead Garden, Stourhead: 1753–54: Folly temple: Stone: Grade I listed. [50] National Trust: A folly temple. St Peter's Pump Six Wells Bottom Valley, Stourhead: 1474: Pump, grotto, statues, columned-temple: Stone: Grade I listed. [51] National Trust: Placed here in 1786 by Henry Hoare. [52] The Temple of Apollo Stourhead Garden, Stourhead ...
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