Stourton with Gasper, England

Gateway to Stourhead (q.v.). Late C18. Dressed limestone.

Milestone. Probably early C19. Limestone pillar with semi- circular top, incised lettering to front: MAIDEN BRADLEY (curved round top) / 3 / FROME / 9.

Underpass for path to Temple of Apollo (q.v.) below Zeals Road. 1760-65, for Henry Hoare. Curving tunnel with rustic rockwork portals with large voussoirs, path continues up hill through cutting with a single rockwork arch over.

Urn over spring head. Probably late C18. Limestone square plinth and base to circular wide-bodied urn with fluting and scrolled frieze.

Stable. Mid C18 rebuild of earlier structure. Random rubble stone, 2-span lean-to roofs with central valley behind parapet.

Obelisk. 1839-40 for Henry Hugh Hoare, to replace the 1746 obelisk by Privet. Bath stone tapered shaft on square green limestone base.

Detached cottage. Probably early C18. Rubble stone, half-hipped thatched roof, brick stacks. Single-storey and attic, 4-window. Planked door to left of centre, 3-light casement to left and 2- light and two 3-light casements to right.

Detached cottage. C18. Rubble stone, thatched roof with gable end brick stacks.

Boathouse on Garden Lake. 1794 for Richard Colt Hoare. Tufa limestone facade facing lake, with two arched openings to the wet docks, roughly double gabled facade conceals corrugated iron roof.