Stoke Place

Stoke Place

Stoke Place is a country house in Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire.

History

The house was built for Patrick Lamb in 1690.[1] Field Marshal Sir George Howard acquired the house in 1764: he commissioned Stiff Leadbetter to add two wings to the house over the next few years and asked Capability Brown to create the gardens in 1771.[2] In 1780 Anne Howard, the only surviving daughter of the field marshal, married General Richard Vyse and subsequent generations adopted the surname Howard-Vyse.[1] The house was passed down the Howard-Vyse family until, following the death Major General Sir Richard Howard-Vyse, it was sold to South Bucks District Council in 1963.[1] It is now a hotel operated by Tej and Sarina Dhillon.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Stoke Place". Stoke Poges Parish Council. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Parishes: Stoke Poges, A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (1925),". p. 302-313. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Stoke Place". Stoke Place Hotel. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

Coordinates: 51°31′51″N 0°35′06″W / 51.53083°N 0.58501°W