Stourhead Gardens, Wiltshire - The Lake & Bridge - Salmon postcard 1970s

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• Picture / Image:  The Lake and Bridge, Stourhead Gardens, Wiltshire
• Publisher: J Salmon (1-55-03-03)
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Stourhead (pron.: /'st???h?d/^[1]) is a 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate^[2] at the source of the River Stour near Mere, Wiltshire, England. The estate includes a Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, gardens, farmland, and woodland. Stourhead has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1946.

The Stourton family, the Barons of Stourton, had lived in the Stourhead estate for 500 years^[3] until they sold it to Sir Thomas Meres in 1714.^[4] His son, John Meres, sold it to Henry Hoare I, son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare in 1717.^[5] The original manor house was demolished and a new house, one of the first of its kind, was designed by Colen Campbell and built by Nathaniel Ireson between 1721 and 1725.^[6] Over the next 200 years the Hoare family collected many heirlooms, including a large library and art collection.^[7] In 1902 the house was gutted by fire.^[7] However, many of the heirlooms were saved, and the house rebuilt in a near identical style.^[7] The last Hoare family member to own the property, Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, gave the Stourhead house and gardens to the National Trust in 1946, one year before his death.^[7] His sole heir and son, Captain ""Harry"" Henry Colt Arthur Hoare, of the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry, had died of wounds received at the Battle of Mughar Ridge on 13 November 1917 in World War I.^[7] Captain ""Harry"" Hoare is commemorated by a plaque on the Memorial Hall at Stourhead. The last Hoare family member to be born inside the house is Edward Hoare on 11 October 1949.

Although the main design for the estate at Stourhead was created by Colen Campbell, there were various other architects involved in its evolution through the years. William Benson, Henry Hoare’s brother-in-law, was in part responsible for the building of the estate in 1719.^[8] Francis Cartwright, a master builder and architect, was established as a “competent provincial designer in the Palladian manner.^[9] ” He worked on Stourhead between the years of 1749-1755. Cartwright was a known carver, presumably of materials such as wood and stone. It is assumed that his contribution to Stourhead was in this capacity. Nathaniel Ireson is the master builder credited for much of the work on the Estate. It is this work that established his career, in 1720. ^[10] The original estate remained intact, though changes and additions were made over time. Henry Flitcroft built three temples and a tower on the property. The Temple of Ceres was added in 1744, followed by the Temple of Hercules in 1754 and the Temple of Apollo in 1765. That same year he designed Alfred’s Tower, but it wasn’t built until 1772.^[11] In 1806, the mason and surveyor John Carter added an ornamental cottage to the grounds; at the request of Sir Richard Colt Hoare.^[12] The architect William Wilkins created a Grecian style lodge in 1816; for Sir R. Colt Hoare.^[13] In 1840, over a century after the initial buildings were constructed, Charles Parker was hired by Sir Hugh Hoare to make changes to the estate. A portico was added to the main house, along with other alterations. The design of the additions was in keeping with original plans.^[14]

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