The Boycott Pavilions sit at the entrance to Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, this one, The Western Pavilion, was completed in 1734.It was from the beginning designed as a residence. and looks very much like that of a Georgian townhouse. It was built for Colonel Samuel Speed who died aged forty-nine in 1731 having served under Sir Richard Temple (later Lord Cobham) from 1707, first in his Regiment of Foot and then in his Royal Dragoons where he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1729.
Former pupils of the school include Sir Richard Branson, David Niven and Prince Rainier of Monaco.