Stourhead house

I pushed Finn up the cobbled ramp to that temple, it was a bumpy ride. At least we took the pushchair with pneumatic tyres.

On the edge of Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire, Belcombe Court is an imposing Georgian house with a landscaped garden that is now a blend of restored 18th-century features and contemporary additions

A view of the north facade of Stourhead House, Wiltshire, National Trust

In an extract from 'Stourhead: Henry Hoare's Paradise Revisited', we explore the origins of this most English garden and marvel at its autumnal landscape.

Library Stourhead House.

On March 23, The National Trust released its new 10-year strategic plan, which will inform our shared work for the next decade. Titled “Playing Our Part,” the plan builds upon the Trust’s substantial accomplishments in historic preservation and environmental conservation to reaffirm its commitment –one shared with The Royal Oak Foundation— to protecting and making accessible to the public places of historic and natural significance.

Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England by duffers102

Architect: Colen Campbell (1720-1724) Stourhead was built about 1720-24 for the banker Henry Hoare. Its designer was Colen Campbell, champion of the Palladian style. Believing that Andrea Palladio was the true heir to the Roman architect Vitruvius, Campbell adapted the plan and elevations of Palladio’s Villa Emo, near Venice (begun 1564). Stourhead, therefore, is a Venetian villa adapted to an English setting. Compared to a Baroque house, like Blenheim, Campbell’s design was very simple…