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STOURHEAD - An English Country Park The 18th century
Palladian mansion and gardens at Stourhead are well worth a visit for anyone who
appreciates beautiful English country parks. Three small temples, a grotto and
the statues of eight English kings are situated within the grounds whose views
from all locations are breathtaking.
The House contains furniture designed by Chippendale the Younger, as well
as paintings and ceramics.
Near the gates stands a stone cross which originally stood in Bristol for
four hundred years from 1373. It was once home to Sir Richard Colt Hoare an over
enthusiastic archaeologist who opened 379 barrows mostly in Wiltshire, much on
the information we could have learned of their contents was lost.
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