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4 unusual facts about John Smythson


Burton Agnes Hall

The plan attributed to John Smythson presents a square block with bay windows and a small internal courtyard.

John Smythson

John's other great architectural achievements are at Welbeck where he designed a riding school in 1622, new stables in 1625 and Swarkestone Hall Pavilion in 1632.

In 1618 Sir William Cavendish sent him to London to learn about the latest architectural fashions and upon his return he added the external balconies and was responsible for the design of the Terrace Range and Cavendish Apartments which stand along the ridge, overlooking the river valley to the west.

He also designed the tomb of the first Countess of Devonshire in the parish Church of St.John the Baptist, Ault Hucknall.



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