The carved stone fireplace and overmantel in the Great Hall of Longleat House. The fireplace dates to the 1560s and was designed by Alan Maynard and is the only Maynard fireplace in the house to remain in its original position.

Date:: 4 Jul 1903

Location:: Longleat House, Horningsham, Wiltshire

Reference:: OP19846

Type:: Photograph (Developing Out Paper Print)

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Description

The photograph was taken by the architect and architectural historian John Alfred Gotch (1852-1942), who had a special interest in Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Gotch, John Alfred

Keywords

Fireplace, Mantelpiece, Overmantel, Elizabethan Country House