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Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire.
The National Trust.
The Temple of British Worthies, 1734-35.
By William Kent (1685-1748).
For Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham (1675-1749).
Grade l listed.
Sir Isaac Newton.
Whom the God of nature made to comprehend his works, and from simple principles, to discover the laws never known before, and to explain the appearance never understood, of this stupendous universe.
The Temple of British Worthies is built of stone, it is a curving roofless exedra with a large stone pier in the centre surmounted by a stepped pyramid containing an oval niche that contains a bust of Mercury, a copy of the original. The curving wall contains 6 niches either side of the central pier. With further niches on the two ends of the wall and two more behind. These are filled by busts, half carved by John Michael Rysbrack these are Milton, Shakespeare, Locke, Newton, Bacon, Elizabeth I, William III and Inigo Jones the other eight are by Peter Scheemakers these are Pope, Gresham, King Alfred, The Black Prince, Raleigh, Drake, Hampden and Barnard. There is a small pediment above each niche that breaks forward slightly from the wall. There are three broad steps following the curving wall. The choice of who was considered a 'British Worthy' was very much influenced by the Whig politics of the family, the chosen individuals falling into two groups, eight known for their actions and eight known for their thoughts and ideas.
So.. I'm working at Connecticon this weekend so I don't expect to be able to get many cosplay photos but I did manage to sneak some quick shots in today!
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, 1758-65.
The National Trust.
By Matthew Brettingham (1699-1769), James Paine (1717-1789) & Robert Adam (1728-1792).
Interiors complete by the 1780s.
For Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726-1804).
Grade l listed.
The Dining Room.
Wine Cooler.
Kedleston Hall is an extravagant temple to the arts. Commissioned in the 1750s by Nathaniel Curzon whose ancestors had resided at Kedleston since the 12th century. The house is framed by historic parkland and boasts opulent interiors intended to impress.
Designed for lavish entertaining, Kedleston Hall displays an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture and original furnishings, reflecting both the tastes of its creators and their fascination with the classical world of the Roman Empire.
Inherited by George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India between 1899 and 1905, the hall also houses the many objects he amassed during his travels in South Asia and the Middle East, and in his role leading British rule in India.