Stoke Place

Stoke Green, Stoke Poges

Buckinghamshire

England

Circa Date: 1698 w/circa 1755 & 19th century alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Patrick Lamb
Architect: Lancelot Brown

Date of Birth: 1716
Date of Death: 1783
Nationality: British
Nickname: Capability
Notes: Often called "the Shakespeare of gardening," Brown was the foremost proponent, and one of the developers, of the English "natural" style of gardens. He was surveyor to His Majesty's Gardens and Waters at Hampton Court and designed some of the most important landscapes in England.

Designed: Park

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Title: No Voice From the Hall: Early Memories of a Country House Snooper
Author: Harris, John
Year Published: 1998
Publisher: London: John Murray
ISBN: 0719555671
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Grade II
Past Seat / Home of: Patrick Lamb, late 17th century. Sir George Howard, 1771-96.

Current Ownership Type: Corporation

Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel
House Open to Public: By Appointment

Phone: 01753-534-790

Fax: 01753-560-209

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.stokeplace.co.uk

Awards: Voted number 7 in the Top 10 Regal Wedding Venues in the UK in 2011 by "The Times."

Historic Houses Member: No

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