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Haddon Hall Gardens

Posted in Haddon Hall, tagged on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The gardens at Haddon are lovely – I really enjoyed the views from the terraces – the formal gardens contrasting with the wildness of the landscape beyond. I have seen photos of the Hall in summer – I shall definitely have to visit again to see the riot of roses clambering over stone walls and [...]

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The Dining Room at Haddon, Pride and Prejudice 2005

Posted in Jane Austen Blog, Keira Knightley, Lambton, Pride and Prejudice, tagged , , on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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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Pride and Prejudice 2005, Haddon Hall Chapel

Posted in Haddon Hall, Jane Austen Blog, Peak District, Pride and Prejudice, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The chapel at Haddon Hall was used in the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. It’s a marvellous example of an early chapel with separate seating for the gentry, wall frescoes, and 15th century painted glass. The south aisle dates from the 12th century and was widened during the [...]

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