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Stoke Park, Bristol

Park in Bristol, England

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name	Stoke Park, Bristol
photo	Dower House and Duchess Pond in Stoke Park, Bristol, England 30Sept2014 arp.jpg
photo_width	240
photo_caption	Stoke Park and The Dower House, seen from Duchess Pond
map	United Kingdom Bristol
map_width	240
map_caption	[[File:Red pog.svg	8px]] Stoke Park shown within Bristol
map_label	Stoke Park
map_label_position	left
grid_ref_UK	ST 61590 77051
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location	Bristol
area	108 ha
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Stoke Park is a public open space of 108 ha in Bristol, England. It occupies a prominent position on the eastern flanks of Purdown, alongside the M32 motorway, together with the landmark Dower House and Purdown transmitter. Approximately 80% of the park is within the Bristol ward of Lockleaze; the remainder is within South Gloucestershire.

Bristol City Council 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 woodland and the construction of a 3m wide path which could stretch for nearly 2km across the park's meadows.

The Dower House

Main article: The Dower House, Stoke Park

The Dower House is one of Bristol's more prominent landmarks, set on a hill above the M32 motorway on the main approach into the city, and painted yellow. The house was built in 1553 by Sir Richard Berkeley. It has also been used as part of Stoke Park Hospital. The house closed as a hospital in 1985, and has been converted into flats.

Duchess Pond

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, reed warbler and reed bunting; in addition, an Egyptian goose was seen here in 2006 and a bittern in 2014.

Listed structures

Several aspects of the house and estate are listed. The house is Grade II* listed. The balustraded terrace, the Orangery, the remains of the obelisk, and the Broomhill Gate are all Grade II listed. The woods contain the Beaufort Memorial, the cold bath, a stone tunnel, and a partially derelict stone tunnel with rusticated entrance arches, all also Grade II listed.

Other facilities

Hermitage Tunnel
Purdown BT Tower
Woodland
World War II gun emplacements on Purdown: 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 Royal artillery regiment, 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.

References

"The History of Stoke Park".
"Stoke Park Estate". Bristol City Council.
Bristol City Council. (February 2013). "A Management Plan for Stoke Park Estate". Management Plan.
Wood, Alex. (2017-12-20). "Cows will return to Bristol Park by after cash boost". bristolpost.
Bland, R. L. and J. Tully (2011) The Breeding Season Atlas of the Birds of Bristol 2000-2008 ''[[Bristol Ornithology]]'' 30:3-59
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"Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol, City of Bristol - 1004531 {{!}} Historic England".

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