This long straight drive approaches Stowe House and gardens from Buckingham, passing through this 60 foot Corinthian Arch
You still use the driveway to approach the house but it no longer takes you through the arch. The Stowe estate began as the home to the Temple family from 1590.
The house was completely rebuilt in the early 1700s and has been redesigned over the years. The frontage is 916 feet long.
In 1922 Stowe School saved the building from demolition. The school is an Independent boys and girls boarding school with over 700 pupils.
The school is open to visitors especially during the school holidays so I was fortunate to have a look around. This is the main library.
State Music Room
The domed ceiling in the Great Hall.
The dining room.
Walking back through the gardens here are some of the many temples and monuments.This is the Gothic Temple 
Temple of Concord and Victory
Temple of Ancient Virtue
Captain Grenville's Column
Bald looking sheep.
It is such a beautiful place, no wonder it is one of the National Trust's most popular estates to visit.
Great photos of a magnificent place. You are so lucky to be able to visit places like that!
ReplyDeleteHello, wonderful collection of images. It is a grand place and beautiful grounds.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your visit. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!
Wonderful! Beautiful place and photography ~ Glad the building was saved and being used ~
ReplyDeleteHappy Week to you ~ ^_^
Oh my, I would love to visit there. Seeing the first photos I imagined visiting in a horse drawn carriage. How good the place was saved from being demolished, that sad fate would have been a crime. I wonder about the families who owned it and lived there.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful monument. The architecture is amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing house. It is beautiful. Children who go there are very lucky.
ReplyDeleteWow that is quite the house! Amazing!
ReplyDeleteIt is really a beautiful place, wow. Can you imagine going to school in such an amazing building? I hope those kids appreciate it!
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful place. It must be very inspiring for those kids lucky ernough to be there. Like Sallie, I hope they appresiate it.
ReplyDeleteThe beauty of living in Europe, so much history ,so many wonderful places.
ReplyDeleteHi!The temples are very gorgeous. You are very luck to be able to look many facilities in this school. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteImpressive place! Love that Great Hall.
ReplyDeleteperusing this reminded me of a cute exchange I remember reading between an English and American officer. "Sir. You do not have tradition. You have habit."
ReplyDeleteA little insulting, but still funny.
Those are 700 very fortunate children! What a gorgeous place to go to school and how wonderful it has been preserved.
ReplyDeleteThtat must be something to be in that school as a child, something like Harry Potter. Beautiful surroundings as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing place - the grounds are very impressive.
ReplyDeleteBoth posts very interesting and the area looks beautiful !
ReplyDeleteI hate to think how many times I have driven past the place going to Silverstone, one of these days I'll get around to visiting the place
ReplyDeleteA great tour - super photos. I wonder where the owner(s) of the wrappers ended up?
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