Description

SE 2869
SE 2848 6915
9/61

LINDRICK WITH STUDLEY ROYAL AND FOUNTAINS
STUDLEY PARK
The Devils Chimney on north cliff-top overlooking Seven Bridges Walk

GV
II

Gazebo. c1740 for John Aislabie. Coursed squared gritstone, roof of
massive slabs. Square single-storey building perched on the edge of a cliff
overlooking the valley containing the Rustic Bridges (qv). Doorway on east
side with rock-faced rustication to lintel. Square windows to remaining
sides with plain iron bars and lintel similar to doorway. Projecting
plinth, flat roof. The design is based on a monument traditionally ascribed
to that of the Horatii and Curiatii at Ariccia above Rome; a drawing by
Runciman (mid C18) is preserved in the National Gallery of Scotland. The
Studley version originally had 4 corner pinnacles. (W T C Walker, personal
communication.)

Listing NGR: SE2848369134

External Links

• Wikidata Q26468488

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability