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Stowe House

Saving an Architectural Masterpiece

By (author) Nick Morris
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Published: 31st May 2018
Dimensions: w 233mm h 274mm d 18mm
Weight: 920g
ISBN-10: 1785511114
ISBN-13: 9781785511110
Barcode No: 9781785511110
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Synopsis
The restoration of Stowe House and development of the surrounding estate by Stowe School, allied to work in the landscape gardens by the National Trust, is one of the greatest rescues of a country house ever achieved. The ancestral home of the Temple-Grenvilles came close to demolition in 1920, when the entire site was put up for sale. The formation of Stowe School in 1923 secured a future use that maintained the traditions of the Enlightenment with its unrelenting quest for knowledge and understanding. The past 94 years have seen innovation in land management with the gifting of the gardens to the National Trust and a renovation programme of truly monumental proportions. This major new work details the architectural history of the site, tells the story of the restoration through the words of those most closely involved and demonstrates how the School has continued to build in a sympathetic and harmonious manner that preserves the identity and character of the estate as a whole.

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