Kneeler
George Frederick Bodley (1827 - 1907)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1889
Materials
Oak
Measurements
60 cm (H); 170 cm (W)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire
NT 232389
Summary
A joined oak kneeler, possibly designed by George Frederick Bodley R.A. (1827-1907), English, circa 1889.with an attached kneeling board and moulded stretcher, raised on solid end supports.
Full description
Bodley was the senior partner of the firm of architects, Bodley & Garner from 1869. The Clumber Park Chapel and some of the interior fittings were built between 1886-9 by Bodley & Garner for the seventh Duke of Newcastle (1864-1928). After the Duke’s death the chapel fell into disuse and eventually closed when the Newcastle family home was demolished in 1936. The chapel reopened following the acquisition of the estate in 1946 by the National Trust.
Provenance
Acquired with the estate by the National Trust in 1946 from the Trustees of the 9th Duke of Newcastle.
Makers and roles
George Frederick Bodley (1827 - 1907), designer