Bowood House and gardens [37]
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Bowood House and gardens [37]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 26 Aug 2019
One of the rooms inside the house. Bowood is a Georgian country house of circa 1754 with interiors by Robert Adam and a garden designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. The existing house is only a small part of the original building which was mostly derelict after use by the RAF and as a school and it was demolished in 1956. Bowood is the home of the Marquis of Lansdowne and it has been open to the public since 1975. The house is listed, grade I, with much detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1253268 The garden, amounting to some 550 hectares, is on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000336
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Image Location
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51.428459
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-2.038355