Kedleston Hall, Kedleston, Derbyshire. About 4 miles north-west of Derby.

North Front.

Kedleston Hall is owned by the National Trust, is open to the general public.

It is the home of the Curzon family who live in the East Block (above left)
This is a stately home in its own right and was always intended for the family's use.
The equivalent West Block, at the other end of the facade, housed the kitchens, servants
quarters and all other domestic rooms. There were originally to be two identical blocks on the South Side
which were to contain a music room in one, and a chapel and conservatory in the other.
These wings were never built.

The Curzon family have owned the estate since 1297 and have lived, on
or near, this site ever since. The present Hall was begun by Sir Nathanial Curzon
(later 1st Baron Scarsdale) in 1759 and the village of Kedleston (all except the parish church)
was moved to make way for it. The church remains next to the Hall.

The design is based on Palladio's 16th century design for the Villa Mocenigo, which was never built.
Kedleston Hall was designed by the Palladian architects James Paine and Matthew Brettingham.
A young, and relatively unknown, architect called Robert Adam was asked to design some
garden temples. Curzon was so impressed with his designs he was quickly put in charge of the construction
of the new mansion. Adam is largely responsible for the South Front, the interiors, the gardens and the grounds.

Raj Bhavan, the former official residence of Governor-Generals of India in Kolkata, built by Lord Wellesley in 1803,
is based on the original plan of Kedleston Hall. George Nathaniel Curzon, became Viceroy of India in 1898
and was consequently a resident of both houses.

The travel writer E. V. Lucas later commented that
"It is easier in Calcutta to be suddenly transported to England than in any other Indian city that I visited.
There are, it is true, more statues of Lord Curzon than we are accustomed to [in England];
but many of the homes are quite English, save for the multitude of servants; Government House, serene and
spacious and patrician, is a replica of Kedlestone Hall in Derbyshire."

The Eastern Museum at Kedleston Hall contains a remarkable collection of objects
brought back from India by Lord Curzon.

Source: Wikipedia

 

Raj Bhavan, Kolkata.