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Two years after Isaac (later, Sir Isaac) Holden had Oakworth House built,
he called in Joseph Constantine to advise him on the building of a Turkish
bath and the best method of heating it.
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This
page is currently being revised in the light of new information
found in the
Papers of
Sir Isaac Holden and Family, Special Collections, J.B. Priestley
Library, University of Bradford
In particular, further plans have now come
to light which suggest that the plan above may have been a proposal
rather than the actual Turkish bath which was eventually built.
Watch this space! |
From
the plans of the building, it seems as though Constantine's
Convoluted Stove
was located in the potting house so that it could heat the Turkish bath
and the billiard room. Holden was very keen on good heating and
ventilation schemes and also had air conditioning installed in his
stables.
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Steve Sharp, whose family have been builders in the area for over
150 years, and who 'contributed to the building of Oakworth
House', for permission to reproduce part of his plan of the
building. |
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