sps1955's photos with the keyword: 2012-11-11

From SW. The central 7-bay section was designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, but conceals an earlier structure begun c.1640 for Sir Thomas Chicheley. The depth of Chicheley's house is apparent from this angle, with S facing and N facing rooms sandwiching main and service staircases in between - this double-pile (or maybe, in this case, triple-pile) type of plan was quite novel at the time. The 5-bay wings to W and E were added to the designs of James Gibbs, 1713-21. The chimney stacks are Victorian. The parish church, mostly rebuilt to Flitcroft's design, is visible on the right. List description for house: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166 .

From SW. The central 7-bay section was designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, but conceals an earlier structure begun c.1640 for Sir Thomas Chicheley. The 5-bay wings to E and W were added to the designs of James Gibbs, 1713-21. On the left is the library wing also added to Gibbs' designs. To the right of the house is the parish church, mostly rebuilt to Flitcroft's designs. List description for house: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166 . The low sun is picking out an area of medieval "ridge and furrow" in the foreground.

From S. The central 7-bay section was designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, but conceals an earlier structure begun c.1640 for Sir Thomas Chicheley. The 5-bay wings were added to the designs of James Gibbs, 1713-21. The chimneys and the sculpture on top of the pediment are C19. List description: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166

From S. The central 7-bay section was designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, but conceals an earlier structure begun c.1640 for Sir Thomas Chicheley. The 5-bay wings were added to the designs of James Gibbs, 1713-21. Standing back are the connections to the NW library wing, also designed by Gibbs, but altered since (on the left), and a corresponding link to the NE laundry wing. Beyond these, further extensions designed by Henry Kendall in 1842 provided a service wing on the right and a conservatory on the left (extending as far as the leftmost urn). These extensions were largely demolished in the 1950s; they ended in pedimented towers and the chimney stack was presumably added to the central block at the same time to tie the composition together. List description: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166 .