The Alcove, Weston Park is a Grade II listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1952. Garden building.

The Alcove, Weston Park

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Date first listed
3 March 1952
Type
Garden building
Address
The Alcove, Weston Park, Wood Lane, Weston Underwood
OS grid reference
SP 861 513
Coordinates
52.15397, -0.7426
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Alcove, located in Weston Park, is a garden building dating from the mid-18th century. It has a hexagonal shape and is constructed of coursed rubblestone, with the interior rendered. The front is open and features two Doric columns, an entablature, and a hipped slate roof. There are seats along the back walls. The Alcove was built as a viewpoint along the path that led from the Rustic Bridge to The Wilderness via the now-felled Lime Avenue in Weston Park. It was a popular spot for the poet William Cowper during his time in Olney and later at Cowper's House in Weston Underwood.

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