The Fane Of Pastoral Poetry is a Grade I listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1966. A 1727/3; re-erected 1760's Folly.

The Fane Of Pastoral Poetry

WRENN ID
hushed-soffit-starling
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Date first listed
13 July 1966
Type
Folly
Address
The Fane Of Pastoral Poetry, Stowe
OS grid reference
SP 677 381
Coordinates
52.03742, -1.01385
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Fane of Pastoral Poetry is a small roofless structure built in 1727 by architect James Gibbs, originally known as The Belvedere. It was re-erected on its current site in the 1760s. The building is constructed from ashlar stone and features a moulded cornice. It has an octagonal shape with four sides that are pierced by semi-circular headed arches, which include keyblocks, stepped architraves, and impost mouldings. The angled faces of the structure have blank oculi.

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