The Dining Room at Haddon, Pride and Prejudice 2005

The dining room was used for a scene at the inn at Lambton in the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. It is quite a small room which would have been used by the family for their private quarters. The plaster ceiling dates from the early 1500s and is decorated with a Tudor rose and [...]

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Bakewell/Lambton, Saxon Crosses and Pride and Prejudice

Here are some more photos from my trip to Bakewell. The first shows a view of the church and the second shows some of the shops in the town. This small market town was known as Badequelle in the time of the Domesday survey, which is a reference to the mineral springs and an ancient [...]

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Jane Austen in Bakewell, Elizabeth Bennet in Lambton

I’ve started a new book – well, I’ve written a synopsis and a couple of chapters and am feeling really excited at the prospect of immersing myself in the world of another Jane Austen sequel. It does feel like escaping to another existence, albeit a fantasy one, and I must admit, I did have more [...]

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Jane Austen in Bakewell, Elizabeth Bennet in Lambton

I’ve started a new book – well, I’ve written a synopsis and a couple of chapters and am feeling really excited at the prospect of immersing myself in the world of another Jane Austen sequel. It does feel like escaping to another existence, albeit a fantasy one, and I must admit, I did have more [...]

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