Chesney Wold symbolizes a great deal of wealth and power within Bleak House. It stands for the static ordering of society and indicates the top of the British class system. As a landowner, Sir Leicester has the most input over the majority of the country. As one of the 'great country families', he is determined that the world should run as he and the House of Lords would order it. He will change things as he sees fit and his wife, Lady Dedlock, has without a doubt married him in order to join him in this luxury. Overall, though, Chesney Wold is without a doubt a place of privilege that caters to the elite.

A place in Atlanta that came to mind in comparison to Chesny Wold was the Capital bulding. Like Chesny Wold, it is a place where members of the upper class both maintain affairs and enjoy leisure. The gold structure of the building asserts dominance and luxury over all of the city- it does symbolize the capital of Georgia, after all. The dominant attributes of the Chesney Wold house are just as overwhelming in comparison. The Capital is also the place where bills are created for the city of Atlanta. When Sir Leicester and his wife are in residence of Chesney Wold, his men of business and his lawyers visit to assist him in conducting his affairs.

Sources:

Dickens, Charles. Bleak House. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1983. Print.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_State_Capitol