So, here are the rest of my photos of Chatsworth, this time from Monday.
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| Edensor, a Chatsworth estate village, as seen (looking back) going over the hill to... |
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| ... Chatsworth House |
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| On the far left amongst the trees at the top of the hill is the Hunting Tower, and in the shade on the right is the Cascade |
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| The Cascade (water optional, it seems - well, the gardens were closed...) |
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| More of the Park |
Well before Witchface came along, a very, very young Host (beyond the realms of memory) lived for a short while in the middle floor apartment of the tower-like structure at the end of the North Wing on the left.
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| The view from the stable block (now cafés, restaurant, and shops) |
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| More parkland to finish off with. |
Yet another legacy of the formidable Bess of Hardwick back in the 1560s (whose son became the first Earl of Devonshire). Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned there; the estate was remodelled by Capability Brown in the 1750s; and the last major redesign of the house (and the acquisition of the bulk of its surviving art collection) was done by 'the Bachelor Duke' [oo-er] in the 1830s. Quite a history! I've always wanted to visit. It's beautiful. Jx
ReplyDeleteThank heavens you're here, Jon - I couldn't be bothered to write up a potted history (so lazy).
DeleteYou're welcome, dear. J
DeleteHow cool! Very Barry Lyndon-ish.
ReplyDeletePerhaps The Cascade is coin-operated?
It could be? I bet it doesn't take anything less than a two pound coin, though.
DeleteI could never live in anything as understated as this.
ReplyDeleteBut beautiful pictures darling...the color is incredible.
We were so lucky with the weather on Monday - Chatsworth was vogu(e)ing for Camera for all that it was worth!
DeleteYou lived at Chatsworth?????!!!! Good heavens. How? What? Why?!!!!! Tell, tell, tell!!!!!!
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Oh, it was so long ago... I was nearly two years old, I think, and The Mother, The Father, and I were put up in the North Wing apartment for a few months for some convoluted reason (The Mother's parents worked on the estate - seamstress and guard/security) before returning to Norfolk. I shall ask The Mother for some more details tomorrow. If I remember...
DeleteThey are glorious pictures! How nice do I have to be to get a mention in the will?????
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I shall have a word with the Duke and Duchess next time I see them. I did see the Duke on Monday, but I didn't know to ask then, of course. Forgot to switch my precognition on that morning...
DeleteI watched a documentary about Chatsworth and thought how absolutely marvelous it would have been to live there! xoxo
ReplyDeleteIt really is a beautiful house (and garden, and park etc). I'm sure it would be marvellous indeed to live there (as the Duchess, of course, not one of the skivvies).
DeleteI knew you were moving but I'm very impressed by your new pad in the, er, Midlands, our kid.
ReplyDeleteWe pulled out of the move there in the end. Well, as Maddie said, it's a bit understated...
DeleteYes, I know this reply is nearly three years late - I've only just realised your comment went unanswered. Sorry.
I, a lowly Colonial, met the former Duke at a garden show.He was rather keen on camellias as I recall.Married one of the Mitford girls.
ReplyDeleteHow fascinating! Six degrees of separation, and all that.
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