Not remotely like an Adirondack chair but THE English 'Trad' classic (Let's all pretend that the concept of things being 'Trad' is real!) -

Iconic of all the things in the UK that an Adirondack is in the US -

http://www.lloydloom.com/history1.htm

Worth a read if you like chairs (Interesting also how un-English this English classic is too...).

j.