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Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye near Bakewell, Derbyshire, a former seat of the Dukes of Rutland. It is the home of Lord Edward Manners (brother of the incumbent Duke ) and his family.
The Chapel of St. Nicholas at Haddon Hall has Norman origins, and originally served as the church for neighbouring villages. The present building was completed in 1427, during the reign of King Henry VI. Since 1567 the manor of Haddon Hall was home to the Manners family, Dukes of Rutland, who remain the owners to this day.
Haddon Hall's long gallery, c. 1890. Sir George Vernon was a prosperous and hospitable landowner in Derbyshire, and his family seat was at Haddon Hall.His second daughter, Dorothy (c. 1545 – 24 June 1584), fell in love with John Manners (c. 1534 – 4 June 1611), the second son of Thomas Manners, who had been created Earl of Rutland in 1525.
Burton Agnes Hall, Yorkshire; Burton Constable Hall, Yorkshire [2] Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire, now 18th-century in style. Charlton House, London [3] Croome Court, Worcestershire, Adam interior; Haddon Hall, Derbyshire [4] Ham House, London – compact and running from front to rear; Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire – one of the largest ...
Ruth Goodman (born 5 October 1963 [1] [2]) is a British freelance historian of the early modern period, specialising in offering advice to museums and heritage attractions. [3]
Vernon of Haddon arms Haddon Hall, Derbyshire: photograph by Eirian Evans St Bartholomew's church, Tong, shrine church of the Vernon family.. Sir Richard de Vernon (d. c. 1215) acquired the manor by his late 12th century marriage to the heiress of Nether Haddon and Haddon Hall, Alice Avenell, daughter of William Avenell. [3]
Bolsover Castle is in the town of Bolsover (grid reference), in the north-east of the English county of Derbyshire.Built in the early 17th century, the present castle lies on the earthworks and ruins of the 12th-century medieval castle; the first structure of the present castle was built between 1612 and 1617 by Sir Charles Cavendish. [3]
The hall house is a type of vernacular house traditional in many parts of England, Wales, Ireland and lowland Scotland, as well as northern Europe, during the Middle Ages, centring on a hall. Usually timber-framed, some high status examples were built in stone. Most, but not all, were built for domestic use. Unaltered hall houses are almost ...