The Rockery - Chatsworth Gardens - Beyond Limits: Rockswarm by Bill Woodrow 2001
The Rockery at Chatsworth Gardens.
This was one of the most ambitious rock gardens of its time and is entirely artificial. In 1838 the 6th Duke invited Paxton to join him on a Grand Tour of Europe and Paxton built the Rockery as a reminder of their journey through the Alps. He invented a steam-powered machine to lift the locally quarried gritstone rocks into position.
Sculptures for Beyond Limits.
Exhibition runs from 8th September to 26th October 2014.
Rockswarm by Bill Woodrow 2001
The Rockery - Chatsworth Gardens - Beyond Limits: Rockswarm by Bill Woodrow 2001
The Rockery at Chatsworth Gardens.
This was one of the most ambitious rock gardens of its time and is entirely artificial. In 1838 the 6th Duke invited Paxton to join him on a Grand Tour of Europe and Paxton built the Rockery as a reminder of their journey through the Alps. He invented a steam-powered machine to lift the locally quarried gritstone rocks into position.
Sculptures for Beyond Limits.
Exhibition runs from 8th September to 26th October 2014.
Rockswarm by Bill Woodrow 2001