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The Cascade, Chatsworth House
Canon Derek Buckley1960
Derbyshire Record Office
Matlock, United Kingdom
A water cascade, built for the 1st Duke of Devonshire was designed by Monsieur Grillet, a French hydraulics engineer who has undertaken decorative waterworks for Louis XIV of France, took two years to build and was completed in 1696.
The Cascade was remodelled and completed in 1708 and was nearly twice the length, and substantially wider, than the original.
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Details
- Title: The Cascade, Chatsworth House
- Creator: Canon Derek Buckley
- Date Created: 1960
- Location: Chatsworth Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Location Created: Chatsworth Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Provenance: Derbyshire Local Studies Photograph collection (DCHQ006005)
- Subject Keywords: Architecture, Water features, Scenery, Tourism, Houses, Engineering
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