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CherryPie — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:23:24 +0000

I am not quite sure why but I really like this photo. I was trying to take it quickly to avoid the two children being in the photo. As you can see it didn’t quite focus on anything and the shutter speed was rather slow so the children made it into the photo as well.

Chatsworth – Beyond Limits

CherryPie — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:55:22 +0000

The temporary sculpture I mentioned in my last Blog post is part of the Sotheby’s ‘Beyond Limits’ exhibition at Chatsworth. The exhibition is a display of modern sculpture set against the backdrop of Chatsworth house and estate. When I visited, the exhibits were in the process of being set up in preparation for the exhibition that starts in September. The exhibition culminates in an auction of the sculptures.

Now lets get back to the sculpture that was displayed in the Cascade.

I am not sure what it represents or who the artist is, I couldn’t locate a board with any info. What I can say is I found the sculpture fascinating but rather disturbing, but I will let you decide for yourself…

Chatsworth – The Cascade

CherryPie — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:54:28 +0000

This cascade which was built for the 1st Duke of Devonshire is spectacular. A sign by the side of the temple at the top of the cascade provides some interesting information about both the cascade and the garden’s water features:

This cascade was built for the 1st Duke of Devonshire by a French engineer, Grillet, and completed in 1703. Each step is different to the one below and above it, to vary the sound of the falling water. The temple was designed by Thomas Archer. Water can be made to flow over the roof and out of 13 spouts, including the mouths of the stone dolphins, and there are even hidden jets in the floor. The temple and the Cascade were restored between 1994-96.

All the waterworks in the garden are gravity-fed, with water piped from man-made lakes 400 feet higher than the house, above the slope behind the garden. Water from the bottom of the Cascade is used twice more in it’s decent to the river – in the seahorse fountain on the south lawn and a fountain in the private west garden. No water is pumped back up the hill, so in a dry spell we restrict the hours the waterworks play.

The second photo is from a previous visit in 2003. This time I couldn’t get a clear view to take a photograph looking up from the bottom of the Cascade due to the large number of people paddling and a temporary sculpture that was installed near to the bottom of the Cascade. More on the sculpture later…