Writer: Dudley Dodd
The Temple of Flora, Stourhead: a paradise revisited
9 December 2021
The Temple of Flora, Stourhead: a paradise revisited9 December 2021
In 1744 Henry Hoare employed Henry Flitcroft to design a temple for his magnificent Palladian gardens at Stourhead: The Temple of Flora, which was built by William Privett in 1744–5. Excerpted below is an account of the temple’s history taken from Dudley Dodd’s book, Stourhead: Henry Hoare’s Paradise Revisited (2021). Purchase… Read More