Description

SE 2869 LINDRICK WITH STUDLEY STUDLEY PARK
SE 2848 6915 ROYAL AND FOUNTAINS

9/61 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: SE2848169136

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26468488

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)