Sir Thomas Worsley of Hovingham Hall so lovedhorses that he built them their own palace
Which stable, I ask you, is the tip-top example of all the stables in Great Britain? For me, Sir Thomas Worsley’s riding house at Hovingham Hall (1770) in Yorkshire is the most extraordinary one. Yes, for splendid starters, we should positively yell approval for the glory of Hovingham Hall. There are vaults galore marching forth, all of them fancied up no end, with a quantity of such charming delights as busts and sculptures. From the front door of Hovingham Hall, you find what is quite simply one of the most curious architectural views in the British Isles. Walking through the front of the house, you find yourself most unexpectedly in the riding school. Worsley built his stable between 1752 and 1769 so that his horses could be kept on the ground floor of his house. Thomas Worsley enjoyed his horses ‘daily and without fear’ and was judged as one...
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