Ballyscullion 1787 and all
that..
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The coloured sketch below is what Bishop Hervey's Palace in Ballyscullion would have looked
like had it been fully completed. The central rotunda was virtually completed but circa
1803/1804, it was almost completely dismantled to avoid the alleged application of the
'window tax'.
The portico at the front entrance door was taken away to
Belfast where it can be seen to this day adorning St George's
Church in the 'High Street'.
The Ballyscullion house was apparently based on the
contempory (1774) house on Belle Isle,
Lake Windermere. This Belle Isle house (which still remains) was very probably based on
the Pantheon or the Villa Vicenza
in Rome. The Ballyscullion 'Palace' was, in its turn, to be the
prototype for Ickworth House in
Suffolk - the Hervey family
seat.
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To compare all the buildings visually please click here.....
Some of the above linked sites may be a little slow in loading but are worth waiting for
nevertheless!
Click on the image of the 'Ballyscullion Palace' to return to the Bishop Hervey
Page
Another (external) site worth visiting is here
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