A plan of the house and "pleasure ground" at Woburn from Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis (1816), a book about horticultural experiments conducted at Woburn. The top is east.
A: The house. The whole of the top (east) wing and the eastern end of the north and south wings have been demolished.
B: Stable/service blocks. These survive and one now houses the Woburn Antiques Centre.
C: The riding school and the real tennis court, which have been demolished.
D: The long rectangle at the right of the southern service block is the sculpture gallery, which survives
In 1816 the main entrance was on the eastern side of the house, and was reached via a grand arch between the riding school and real tennis court. After the demolition the West Hall in the centre of the West Front became the main entrance once again.
plan_of_the_Woburn Abbey A plan of the house and "pleasure ground" at Woburn from Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis (1816), a book about horticultural experiments conducted at Woburn. The top is east. A: The house. The whole of the top (east) wing and the