Knowledge (XXG)

Stoke Park, Bristol

Source 📝

31: 266: 53: 60: 75: 208:
plan to extend cattle grazing throughout the park between April and November 2018 to stop the spread of invasive scrub and as an educational resource. There has been some public opposition to developments in the park. Petitions have opposed the felling of hundreds of trees in a stretch of young
322:, the site included octagonal gun emplacements, integral ammunition bays and shelters with surrounding blast walls as well as a command post. Most of the structures survive and are still clearly observable. 246:
Within Stoke Park are two small lakes, the largest of which is Duchess Pond. It is used for angling and also supports breeding birds which are scarce elsewhere in Bristol, for example,
362: 104: 1111: 318:
The site was first established in 1939 to hold mobile anti-aircraft guns, but was converted to a permanent concrete reinforced battery in June 1940. Manned by the
1096: 30: 557: 520: 290:. The woods contain the Beaufort Memorial, the cold bath, a stone tunnel, and a partially derelict stone tunnel with rusticated entrance arches, all also 1186: 1399: 1016: 1066: 119: 1076: 487:"Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol, City of Bristol - 1004531 | Historic England" 1363: 1021: 1226: 1171: 1101: 1061: 986: 709: 1106: 996: 782: 643: 265: 1181: 1081: 464: 433: 1011: 1262: 1206: 1126: 1006: 550: 459: 428: 52: 1196: 1191: 1156: 1136: 514: 1056: 1151: 961: 1201: 1176: 1121: 1001: 827: 633: 98: 384: 1166: 1146: 1131: 1116: 935: 714: 112: 1161: 991: 543: 223: 218: 183: 37: 1231: 1036: 623: 529: 1368: 1051: 981: 822: 699: 668: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1302: 1026: 976: 971: 812: 704: 209:
woodland and the construction of a 3m wide path which could stretch for nearly 2km across the park's meadows.
1378: 1312: 802: 787: 658: 1272: 1221: 1211: 945: 890: 410: 1353: 1307: 1247: 925: 880: 832: 593: 580: 247: 199: 339: 1322: 1292: 1267: 1071: 920: 885: 875: 762: 486: 270: 231: 205: 286:. The balustraded terrace, the Orangery, the remains of the obelisk, and the Broomhill Gate are all 1373: 1317: 1287: 1141: 797: 235: 1358: 1257: 1252: 910: 895: 847: 757: 734: 719: 663: 628: 598: 566: 1277: 1086: 1046: 1041: 966: 905: 739: 618: 408:
Bland, R. L. and J. Tully (2011) The Breeding Season Atlas of the Birds of Bristol 2000-2008
865: 837: 777: 455: 424: 306: 283: 187: 807: 678: 673: 653: 638: 603: 524: 319: 291: 287: 1282: 1216: 1091: 900: 842: 613: 608: 255: 230:
on the main approach into the city, and painted yellow. The house was built in 1553 by
1393: 1031: 915: 767: 729: 724: 585: 1297: 870: 251: 227: 176: 930: 792: 694: 648: 238:. The house closed as a hospital in 1985, and has been converted into flats. 134: 121: 195: 269:
The clock tower was erected in Stoke Park in 1930, to commemorate the Rev
180: 259: 191: 172: 168: 164: 91: 226:
is one of Bristol's more prominent landmarks, set on a hill above the
817: 772: 535: 74: 264: 282:
Several aspects of the house and estate are listed. The house is
539: 171:. It occupies a prominent position on the eastern flanks of 385:"Cows will return to Bristol Park by after cash boost" 163:
is a public open space of 108 hectares (270 acres) in
1346: 1240: 954: 856: 748: 687: 573: 150: 111: 97: 87: 23: 190:. Approximately 80% of the park is within the 551: 8: 530:Stoke Park, Bristol Outline Management Plan 558: 544: 536: 20: 1017:Church of the Holy Trinity with St Edmund 363:"A Management Plan for Stoke Park Estate" 314:World War II gun emplacements on Purdown: 429:"Dower House (Grade II*) (1136240)" 273:who founded the Stoke Park Mental Colony 331: 1364:British Empire and Commonwealth Museum 460:"Stoke Park (Grade II) (1000129)" 361:Bristol City Council (February 2013). 78:  Stoke Park shown within Bristol 1062:Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym 7: 1077:Lewin's Mead Unitarian meeting house 987:Chapel of the Three Kings of Cologne 710:Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 532:, Cooper Partnership, September 1999 783:Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery 234:. It has also been used as part of 1227:Whitefield's Tabernacle, Kingswood 1097:St. Augustine's Church, Whitchurch 1082:Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles 465:National Heritage List for England 434:National Heritage List for England 59: 14: 1012:Church of Holy Trinity, Stapleton 1400:Parks and open spaces in Bristol 1263:The Famous Royal Naval Volunteer 1007:Church of Holy Trinity, Hotwells 86: 73: 58: 51: 29: 1182:St Peter's Church, Bishopsworth 1157:St Michael on the Mount Without 1067:Horfield United Reformed Church 383:Wood, Alex (20 December 2017). 149: 1187:St Peter's Church, Castle Park 1057:Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood 1: 1022:Church of St John the Baptist 828:Royal West of England Academy 1102:St Augustine the Less Church 715:Bristol Shakespeare Festival 258:was seen here in 2006 and a 992:Christ Church, Clifton Down 523:, edited by Adrian Kerton, 219:The Dower House, Stoke Park 1416: 1232:Woodlands Christian Centre 1037:Counterslip Baptist Church 997:Christ Church with St Ewen 216: 198:; the remainder is within 1369:Bristol Industrial Museum 1147:St Mary's Church, Henbury 982:Buckingham Baptist Chapel 700:Bristol Festival of Ideas 669:Whiteladies Picture House 644:St George's, Brandon Hill 521:The History of Stoke Park 46: 28: 1027:City Road Baptist Church 977:Broadmead Baptist Church 972:Bristol Community Church 813:Kings Weston Roman Villa 705:Bristol Harbour Festival 320:Royal artillery regiment 154:108 hectares (270 acres) 40:, seen from Duchess Pond 16:Park in Bristol, England 788:Bristol Harbour Railway 751:archives and public art 1273:King William Ale House 1222:Tyndale Baptist Church 1192:St Philip and St Jacob 1137:St Mary le Port Church 1112:St James' Presbyterian 1052:John Wesley's New Room 517:, Bristol City Council 491:historicengland.org.uk 342:. Bristol City Council 274: 1354:Ashton Court Festival 594:Bristol County Ground 268: 200:South Gloucestershire 1207:St Werburgh's Church 1202:St Thomas the Martyr 1177:St Peter and St Paul 1002:Church of All Saints 921:Oldbury Court Estate 749:Museums, galleries, 271:Harold Nelson Burden 232:Sir Richard Berkeley 206:Bristol City Council 179:, together with the 135:51.49109°N 2.55462°W 1374:Jacobs Well Theatre 1288:Mauretania, Bristol 1197:St Stephen's Church 1152:St Matthew's Church 1142:St Mary on the Quay 1122:St John the Baptist 798:Clifton Observatory 411:Bristol Ornithology 340:"Stoke Park Estate" 236:Stoke Park Hospital 188:Purdown transmitter 131: /  24:Stoke Park, Bristol 1359:Bierkeller Theatre 1347:Former attractions 1258:The Coronation Tap 1172:St Paul's, Clifton 1107:St George's Church 962:All Saints' Church 911:Lamplighters Marsh 848:Wild Place Project 735:Slapstick Festival 720:Festival of Nature 629:O2 Academy Bristol 599:Bristol Hippodrome 567:Culture in Bristol 275: 254:; in addition, an 140:51.49109; -2.55462 1387: 1386: 1087:St Mary Redcliffe 1047:Crofts End Church 1042:Clifton Cathedral 967:Bristol Cathedral 906:Kings Weston Hill 740:St Pauls Carnival 590: 515:Stoke Park Estate 278:Listed structures 158: 157: 79: 41: 1407: 1167:St Paul's Church 1132:St Mark's Church 1127:St Luke's Church 1117:St James' Priory 936:St George's Park 866:Parks of Bristol 838:SS Great Britain 823:Red Lodge Museum 778:Bristol Archives 639:Redgrave Theatre 624:Memorial Stadium 588: 560: 553: 546: 537: 502: 501: 499: 497: 483: 477: 476: 474: 472: 456:Historic England 452: 446: 445: 443: 441: 425:Historic England 421: 415: 406: 400: 399: 397: 395: 380: 374: 373: 367: 358: 352: 351: 349: 347: 336: 307:Purdown BT Tower 303:Hermitage Tunnel 298:Other facilities 284:Grade II* listed 175:, alongside the 146: 145: 143: 142: 141: 136: 132: 129: 128: 127: 124: 107: 77: 72: 62: 61: 55: 35: 33: 21: 1415: 1414: 1410: 1409: 1408: 1406: 1405: 1404: 1390: 1389: 1388: 1383: 1342: 1338:Stag and Hounds 1333:The Shakespeare 1328:Shakespeare Inn 1303:Old Post Office 1236: 950: 858: 852: 808:Glenside Museum 750: 744: 683: 679:Winston Theatre 674:Wickham Theatre 654:Tobacco Factory 604:Bristol Old Vic 569: 564: 525:Glenside Museum 511: 506: 505: 495: 493: 485: 484: 480: 470: 468: 454: 453: 449: 439: 437: 423: 422: 418: 407: 403: 393: 391: 382: 381: 377: 370:Management Plan 365: 360: 359: 355: 345: 343: 338: 337: 333: 328: 300: 292:Grade II listed 288:Grade II listed 280: 244: 224:The Dower House 221: 215: 213:The Dower House 139: 137: 133: 130: 125: 122: 120: 118: 117: 103: 83: 82: 81: 80: 70: 69: 68: 67: 63: 42: 38:The Dower House 36:Stoke Park and 17: 12: 11: 5: 1413: 1411: 1403: 1402: 1392: 1391: 1385: 1384: 1382: 1381: 1379:Redcliffe Hall 1376: 1371: 1366: 1361: 1356: 1350: 1348: 1344: 1343: 1341: 1340: 1335: 1330: 1325: 1320: 1315: 1313:Printers Devil 1310: 1305: 1300: 1295: 1290: 1285: 1283:Llandoger Trow 1280: 1275: 1270: 1265: 1260: 1255: 1250: 1244: 1242: 1238: 1237: 1235: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1217:Trinity Centre 1214: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1092:Redland Chapel 1089: 1084: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1014: 1009: 1004: 999: 994: 989: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 958: 956: 952: 951: 949: 948: 943: 938: 933: 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 903: 901:Eastville Park 898: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 862: 860: 854: 853: 851: 850: 845: 843:We the Curious 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 803:Georgian House 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 754: 752: 746: 745: 743: 742: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 707: 702: 697: 691: 689: 685: 684: 682: 681: 676: 671: 666: 661: 659:Victoria Rooms 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 614:Cube Microplex 611: 609:Bristol Beacon 606: 601: 596: 591: 583: 577: 575: 571: 570: 565: 563: 562: 555: 548: 540: 534: 533: 527: 518: 510: 509:External links 507: 504: 503: 478: 447: 416: 401: 375: 353: 330: 329: 327: 324: 316: 315: 312: 309: 304: 299: 296: 279: 276: 256:Egyptian goose 243: 240: 217:Main article: 214: 211: 156: 155: 152: 148: 147: 115: 109: 108: 105:ST 61590 77051 101: 95: 94: 89: 85: 84: 71: 65: 64: 57: 56: 50: 49: 48: 47: 44: 43: 34: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1412: 1401: 1398: 1397: 1395: 1380: 1377: 1375: 1372: 1370: 1367: 1365: 1362: 1360: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1351: 1349: 1345: 1339: 1336: 1334: 1331: 1329: 1326: 1324: 1321: 1319: 1316: 1314: 1311: 1309: 1306: 1304: 1301: 1299: 1296: 1294: 1291: 1289: 1286: 1284: 1281: 1279: 1276: 1274: 1271: 1269: 1266: 1264: 1261: 1259: 1256: 1254: 1251: 1249: 1246: 1245: 1243: 1239: 1233: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1212:Temple Church 1210: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1183: 1180: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1168: 1165: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1128: 1125: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1093: 1090: 1088: 1085: 1083: 1080: 1078: 1075: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1032:Cotham Church 1030: 1028: 1025: 1023: 1020: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1003: 1000: 998: 995: 993: 990: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 968: 965: 963: 960: 959: 957: 953: 947: 946:Victoria Park 944: 942: 939: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 917: 916:Redland Green 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 891:College Green 889: 887: 884: 882: 879: 877: 876:Blaise Castle 874: 872: 869: 867: 864: 863: 861: 855: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 768:Blaise Hamlet 766: 764: 763:Blaise Castle 761: 759: 756: 755: 753: 747: 741: 738: 736: 733: 731: 730:Pride Bristol 728: 726: 725:Kite Festival 723: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 692: 690: 686: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 587: 586:Bristol Arena 584: 582: 579: 578: 576: 572: 568: 561: 556: 554: 549: 547: 542: 541: 538: 531: 528: 526: 522: 519: 516: 513: 512: 508: 492: 488: 482: 479: 467: 466: 461: 457: 451: 448: 436: 435: 430: 426: 420: 417: 413: 412: 405: 402: 390: 386: 379: 376: 371: 364: 357: 354: 341: 335: 332: 325: 323: 321: 313: 310: 308: 305: 302: 301: 297: 295: 293: 289: 285: 277: 272: 267: 263: 261: 257: 253: 249: 241: 239: 237: 233: 229: 225: 220: 212: 210: 207: 203: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 153: 144: 116: 114: 110: 106: 102: 100: 96: 93: 90: 76: 54: 45: 39: 32: 27: 22: 19: 1308:Palace Hotel 1298:The Old Duke 1248:Black Castle 940: 926:Queen Square 881:Brandon Hill 871:Ashton Court 494:. Retrieved 490: 481: 471:20 September 469:. Retrieved 463: 450: 440:20 September 438:. Retrieved 432: 419: 409: 404: 392:. Retrieved 388: 378: 369: 356: 346:20 September 344:. Retrieved 334: 317: 281: 252:reed bunting 248:reed warbler 245: 242:Duchess Pond 228:M32 motorway 222: 204: 177:M32 motorway 160: 159: 18: 1323:Seven Stars 1293:Nova Scotia 1268:Hatchet Inn 1162:St Nicholas 1072:Hope Chapel 931:Snuff Mills 886:Castle Park 859:Open Spaces 857:Parks & 833:See No Evil 793:Bristol Zoo 634:QEH Theatre 581:Ashton Gate 389:bristolpost 184:Dower House 138: / 113:Coordinates 1318:Pump House 941:Stoke Park 695:Afrika Eye 649:The Thekla 589:(proposed) 394:3 February 326:References 161:Stoke Park 123:51°29′28″N 66:Stoke Park 1253:The Crown 896:The Downs 758:Arnolfini 688:Festivals 664:Watershed 262:in 2014. 196:Lockleaze 126:2°33′17″W 1394:Category 1278:The Lido 955:Churches 619:Exchange 496:26 April 311:Woodland 194:ward of 181:landmark 88:Location 414:30:3-59 260:bittern 192:Bristol 173:Purdown 169:England 165:Bristol 99:OS grid 92:Bristol 818:M Shed 773:Banksy 574:Venues 366:(PDF) 1241:Pubs 498:2021 473:2012 442:2012 396:2018 348:2012 250:and 186:and 151:Area 1396:: 489:. 462:. 458:. 431:. 427:. 387:. 368:. 294:. 202:. 167:, 559:e 552:t 545:v 500:. 475:. 444:. 398:. 372:. 350:.

Index


The Dower House
Stoke Park is located in Bristol

Bristol
OS grid
ST 61590 77051
Coordinates
51°29′28″N 2°33′17″W / 51.49109°N 2.55462°W / 51.49109; -2.55462
Bristol
England
Purdown
M32 motorway
landmark
Dower House
Purdown transmitter
Bristol
Lockleaze
South Gloucestershire
Bristol City Council
The Dower House, Stoke Park
The Dower House
M32 motorway
Sir Richard Berkeley
Stoke Park Hospital
reed warbler
reed bunting
Egyptian goose
bittern

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.