Photo: Stoke Park Pavilions by Cj1340 (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Stoke Park Pavilions is a Grade II* listed historic house in England, and a member of Historic Houses. Read about its history and architecture, plus how to visit and what's nearby.
About Stoke Park Pavilions
Stoke Park Pavilions stand near the village of Stoke Bruerne in Northamptonshire, about eight miles south of Northampton and eleven miles north of Milton Keynes.
They are the only part left standing of a grand country house whose main block was lost long ago.
The two domed pavilions, joined to where the house once stood by curving colonnades, are thought to rank among the earliest Palladian buildings in England.
The site is in private hands today and used mainly for weddings and private events.
Read more on WikipediaHistory of Stoke Park Pavilions
The pavilions are traditionally said to date from around 1629 to 1635, built for Sir Francis Crane, who ran the royal tapestry works at Mortlake under Charles I. Their design has long been attributed to Inigo Jones, making them an early and influential essay in the classical style then new to England. The central house between the pavilions was altered over the following centuries and was eventually lost, leaving the flanking pavilions and colonnades as the only trace of the original composition.
Architecture of Stoke Park Pavilions
The surviving pavilions are domed classical structures linked by open colonnades, in a Palladian style unusual for England this early in the seventeenth century. The design is traditionally attributed to Inigo Jones, predating the wider English adoption of Palladian architecture by several decades.
Plan your visit to Stoke Park Pavilions
Nearest station: Wolverton Rail Station (6.7 miles)
Open to the public on limited days (28 days per year, 2–6 pm); visits by appointment available year-round. Check official website for dates.
Places to visit near Stoke Park Pavilions
St Bartholomew's Church, Furtho
View St Bartholomew's Church, Furtho on heritage mapSt Peter and St Paul's Church, Preston Deanery
View St Peter and St Paul's Church, Preston Deanery on heritage mapSt Peter's Church, Northampton
View St Peter's Church, Northampton on heritage mapHistoric places nearby
Within 5 miles of Stoke Park Pavilions there are 2 historic properties, including 1 church and 1 historic house, across Churches Conservation Trust and Historic Houses sites.
Within 10 miles of Stoke Park Pavilions there are 9 historic properties, including 5 churchs and 2 historic houses, across Churches Conservation Trust, Historic Houses and National Trust sites.
Within 20 miles of Stoke Park Pavilions there are 29 historic properties, including 12 historic houses, 8 churchs and 4 historic buildings, across Historic Houses, Churches Conservation Trust and National Trust sites.
Facts
Two domed pavilions are all that remain of what may be England's earliest Palladian house.
- Type
- historic house
- Location
- England
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