There are more Follies to be found at Stowe, in Buckinghamshire, than anywhere in the world. Stowe, the residence of Viscount Cobham, a military general and leader of Whig society in Buckinghamshire, was probably the most prolific Folly builder of all time. His gardens were more than a pleasure to behold, they were also a political statement. For example, the folly Temple of Ancient Virtue was deliberately built in a ruined state as a political comment on the policies of Sir Robert Walpole, a leading politician of the time and British Prime Minister (1721-1742). The architects and designers employed by Viscount Cobham included Bridgeman, Brown, Gibbs, Kent, Leoni and Vanbrugh. The Gothic Temple was designed by James Gibbs and built in 1741 by Charles Bridgeman and his successor, William Kent. Lord Cobham dedicated his new triangular temple "to the Liberty of our Ancestors", for which the Gothic style was deemed appropriate.