Haddon Hall

on the River Wye near Bakewell, Derbyshire.

 

Haddon Hall is one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland of Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire.
It is now occupied by Lord Edward Manners and his family and is open to the public.

The origins of the Hall date back to the 11th century. Peveril, an illegitimate son of
William the Conqueror, was occupying it when the Domesday Book was written in 1087.

Small sections of the Hall date back to the 11th century but most of the Hall dates from
between the 13th and 17th centuries. The banqueting hall (with minstrel's gallery),
kitchen and parlour date from 1370, and the chapel was completed in 1427.
The long gallery was added in the 16th century.

When the 9th Earl of Rutland became Duke in 1703 he moved to Rutland Castle and the Hall
remained little used, and unchanged, until the 1920's when the 9th Duke realised its importance
and began a lifetime of meticulous restoration.

Because much of the Hall dates from the 16th century and before it has become
a popular location for film and television directors.
Franco Zeffirelli set his 1996 production of 'Jane Eyre' here.
In 1998 'Elizabeth' and in 2005 'Pride and Prejudice' were filmed here.

Source: Wikipedia.