Stowe House, Kilkhampton, 17th-century English country house in Kilkhampton, Cornwall.
Stowe House, Kilkhampton is a 17th-century English country house in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, built of brick with stone dressings over three floors under a hipped roof. The property also included a deer park and was set within formal gardens.
John Grenville, 1st Earl of Bath, built the house in 1679 as a statement of his family's standing in the region. When the last heir died in 1711, the estate fell into decline and was pulled down in 1739.
The house once had a real tennis court, a chapel, and formal gardens with fountains, all typical features of an aristocratic country seat of that era. These spaces reflect how English nobility of the time organized social life around leisure, religion, and display.
What remains of the original mansion can be seen at Stowe Barton farmhouse, where garden walls and foundations are still visible among the modern farm buildings. The site is on private farmland, so a visit requires prior arrangement with the landowner.
After the demolition, cedar wood from the house's chapel was reused at Stowe House in Buckinghamshire. The grand staircase was moved to Cross House in Devon, where it can still be found today.
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