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Title
Burton Constable, the Library or Long Gallery - HLS05742
Description
Slide 11 - The Library, or what is now termed the Long Gallery, is entered from the grand staircase by folding doors. It is a fine apartment extending nearly the whole length of the west front. There are three window recesses of ample size, and these form cosy recesses for reading purposes.
The walls are panelled throughout with English oak, and the bookcases contain a vast number of books of priceless value, many of which are family heirlooms and not to be disposed of. These books are carefully catalogued in MS and are bound in a number of volumes.
The really beautiful relief of the cornice with its vines, mermaids and sea monsters, is imitated from the Bodleian building in Oxford.
Two tables (shown in the view) with the tops of each being a solid slab of marble, supported by winged and gilded sphinx carved in solid wood. Each table weighs half a ton. The table in front is a fine piece of carved oak work, surmounted with a bronze equestrian statue. Tall vases of Florentine alabaster stand upon tables, and here are some high-backed English chairs of late 17th and early 18th century, all richly gilded.
The walls are panelled throughout with English oak, and the bookcases contain a vast number of books of priceless value, many of which are family heirlooms and not to be disposed of. These books are carefully catalogued in MS and are bound in a number of volumes.
The really beautiful relief of the cornice with its vines, mermaids and sea monsters, is imitated from the Bodleian building in Oxford.
Two tables (shown in the view) with the tops of each being a solid slab of marble, supported by winged and gilded sphinx carved in solid wood. Each table weighs half a ton. The table in front is a fine piece of carved oak work, surmounted with a bronze equestrian statue. Tall vases of Florentine alabaster stand upon tables, and here are some high-backed English chairs of late 17th and early 18th century, all richly gilded.
Creator
George Hepworth
Source
Hebden Bridge Literary & Scientific Society
Date
1905 , 1900s
Rights
PHDA - Hebden Bridge Local History Society
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
HLS05742.tif
Collection
Citation
George Hepworth, “Burton Constable, the Library or Long Gallery - HLS05742,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/7138.
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