his design for Shotesham Park, Norfolk, which was built between 1785 and 1788. The central block is a Grade II* listed building. There is agreement that the West and East pavilions, which flank the main mansion, were undertaken to the designs of Joseph Bonomi the Elder for the new owner, Colonel Wood, in 1795 to 1799. Both the West and East pavilions are also listed structures, at Grade II*. The house comprises the central block, with two flanking wings. The walls are of brick, externally faced with limestone ashlar. The pavilions were originally joined to the main house by corridors but these have been demolished. Both pavilions were built in the form of Greek temples and were originally surmounted by statues. The main house was of two full storeys, with an attic tier above, five bays, and a porch with Doric columns added by Bonomi. Internally, Newman records traces of masonry which indicate that the new house incorporated elements of the earlier, original building. William Coxe, in the second of his two-volume journal, An Historical Tour in Monmouthshire, published in 1801, gave a detailed description of the interior layout. The saloon, through which the house was entered, was an "oblong octagon". A “grand” staircase led to the upper floor. Either side of the saloon were the withdrawing room and the dining room. These led to the breakfast and billiard rooms, which were linked to the pavilions that housed the library and the music room, through corridors which Coxe describes as conservatories. When Coxe visited in 1799, he recorded the internal decoration as being in an "unfinished state". Other listed structures within the estate include: the Lion Gates and lodges, formerly the main gateway into the Piercefield estate and which now form the entrance to Chepstow Racecourse; two milestones set into the estate wall; the entrance gates and gatepiers at Middle Lodge; Cliff Lodge; the Temple Doors gate; the walled garden, bothies and cottage; a barn and byre; and a dam. Piercefield Park The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales describe the park at Piercefield as “the par excellence outstanding example of an early sublime landscape”. Developed initially by Valentine Morris and subsequently by George Smith, it became a key feature of the Wye Tour. Such tours began in the mid-18th century and reached their peak during the later 18th and early 19th centuries, when the French