Waddesdon Manor Staircase
The waddesdon archives only hold records relating to those members of the rothschild family who have owned or managed waddesdon.
Waddesdon manor staircase. Waddesdon manor england hatfield house england. The rothschild family at waddesdon. Waddesdon manor built for baron ferdinand de rothschild in the 1870s to display his collections and entertain fashionable guests. Creating waddesdon waddesdon manor is perhaps the most well known of all the great rothschild houses in england.
The aviary houses rare and exotic birds and helps in the conservation of endangered species. Right click on an image choose open link in new tab and then left click on the opened image to magnify. Click on the following links to learn more about these and other english manor houses that may have inspired the design of biltmore. The waddesdon manor administration records are not yet catalogued for access please contact the archive team.
Both baron ferdinand 1839 1898 and miss alice 1847 1922 are. A view back along the drive from the south west corner of the manor house. His social circle spanned from the royal the prince of wales and the. The actual layout of waddesdon seems to be inspired on château de chambord less symmetrical maybe.
The mesh metal staircase in vaulted house and a young family member s bedroom crammed with toys an occupant relaxes on a giant bean bag in vaulted house a gem tucked away in victorian chiswick. The twin staircase towers that are the issue here and are discussed with the picture seem to be inspired by the one at the château de blois. Find the perfect waddesdon manor stock photo. Explore waddesdon from home on your computer or phone.
Huge collection amazing choice 100 million high quality affordable rf and rm images. Vanderbilt and his architect richard morris hunt spent about two weeks in paris and the loire valley. He was intrigued by history particularly of 18 th century france and wrote about and lectured on a variety of subjects. Waddesdon manor knole haddon hall hatfield france.
Waddesdon manor house the sloping balustrades of the turret follow the line of the internal spiral staircase. In 1874 ferdinand bought a lovely tract of land with beautiful soil and very pretty scenery in the vale of aylesbury. Preceding unsigned comment added by 84 196 116 184 talk 20 29 18 december 2012 utc. For a closer look at an image.
No need to register buy now. However following the theme of unparalleled luxury at waddesdon the windows of the towers at waddesdon were glazed unlike those of the staircase at chambord.