Few alterations were made at Chatsworth until near the end of the 17th century. In 1686 the 4th Earl (1640-1707; created 1st Duke of Devonshire in 1694 for his part in bringing William of Orange to the English throne) began to pull down the south front. He intended to alter on this part of the house but he found building so delightful that once he started he could not stop. The East Front followed, and he spent three years erecting new outbuildings. George London and Henry Wise designed a formal garden on the grand scale. A Frenchman, Grillet, built the cascade, and Thomas Archer (1668-1743) designed the house from which it springs. Leendert Knyff was commissioned to make a drawing to record the changes but hardly was this done when the desire to build again proved irresistible. The Duke rebuilt the West Front (1699-1702) and then the remaining North Front. The Canal Pond was dug where once there was a hill (1702). William Talman (1650-1720) was the architect for the South and East Fronts. The West was perhaps designed by the Duke himself and the North by Thomas Archer. The new Chatsworth was finished just before the Duke died in 1707.
Few alterations were made at Chatsworth until near the end of the 17th century. In 1686 the 4th Earl (1640-1707; created 1st Duke of Devonshire in 1694 for his part in bringing William of Orange to the English throne) began to pull down the south front. He intended to alter on this part of the house but he found building so delightful that once he started he could not stop. The East Front followed, and he spent three years erecting new outbuildings. George London and Henry Wise designed a formal garden on the grand scale. A Frenchman, Grillet, built the cascade, and Thomas Archer (1668-1743) designed the house from which it springs. Leendert Knyff was commissioned to make a drawing to record the changes but hardly was this done when the desire to build again proved irresistible. The Duke rebuilt the West Front (1699-1702) and then the remaining North Front. The Canal Pond was dug where once there was a hill (1702). William Talman (1650-1720) was the architect for the South and East Fronts. The West was perhaps designed by the Duke himself and the North by Thomas Archer. The new Chatsworth was finished just before the Duke died in 1707.
