Autumn at Stourhead
Henry Hoare II's garden was at the forefront of the 18th-century English landscape movement. He built a dam to form the lake and around it he positioned classical temples, Gothic buildings and rare and exotic trees.
The Barons of Stourton lived in the Stourhead estate for 500 years until they sold it to Sir Thomas Meres in 1714. His son, John Meres, sold it to Henry Hoare I (Henry the Good), son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare in 1717. The lake at Stourhead is artificially created. A walk around the lakeside path is meant to evoke a journey similar to that of Trojan hero, Aeneas’s descent in to the underworld.
Designed by Henry Hoare II the garden was constructed between 1741 and 1780 in a classical 18th-century design. There are a number of temples inspired by scenes of the Grand Tour of Europe.
Read MoreThe Barons of Stourton lived in the Stourhead estate for 500 years until they sold it to Sir Thomas Meres in 1714. His son, John Meres, sold it to Henry Hoare I (Henry the Good), son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare in 1717. The lake at Stourhead is artificially created. A walk around the lakeside path is meant to evoke a journey similar to that of Trojan hero, Aeneas’s descent in to the underworld.
Designed by Henry Hoare II the garden was constructed between 1741 and 1780 in a classical 18th-century design. There are a number of temples inspired by scenes of the Grand Tour of Europe.
