Burghley House

Burghley House is a grand 16th-century English country house near the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire. Its park was laid out by Capability Brown. Image File history File links Burghley1. ... Image File history File links Burghley1. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A country house is a large dwelling, such as a mansion, located on a country estate. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ... Capability Brown, by Nathaniel Dance, ca. ...

The Lincolnshire county boundary crosses between the town and the house which, in fact, is located in the ancient Soke of Peterborough, once considered part of Northamptonshire, but now in Cambridgeshire; and is administered as part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority. The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City of Peterborough and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered part of Northamptonshire. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Peterborough is a city in the East of England. ...

Lord Burghley was the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign.

Burghley was built for Sir William Cecil, later 1st Baron Burghley, who was Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I, between 1555 and 1587. It was subsequently the residence of his descendants, the Earls and Marquesses of Exeter, and is now owned by a charitable trust established by the family. Lady Victoria Leatham, a daughter of the 6th Marquess and a well-known antiques expert and television personality lives in the House as a Director of the Trust. william cecil 1st baron burghley painted by marcus gheeraerts the youger or john de critz the elder This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... william cecil 1st baron burghley painted by marcus gheeraerts the youger or john de critz the elder This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 – 4 August 1598), was an English politician, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign (17 November 1558–24 March 1603), and Lord High Treasurer from 1572. ... Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland Queen of France, nominal title Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death. ... William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 – 4 August 1598), was an English politician, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign (17 November 1558–24 March 1603), and Lord High Treasurer from 1572. ... The Lord High Treasurer bears a white staff as his symbol of office. ... This article is about Elizabeth I of England. ... The title of Marquess of Exeter was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801 for the Earl of Exeter. ... David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (9 February 1905–22 October 1981), styled Lord Burghley before 1956 and also known as David Burghley, was a British athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... ...

The house is one of the principal examples of 16th-century English architecture and also has a suite of rooms remodelled in the baroque style. The main part of the House has 35 major rooms on the ground and first floors. There are more than 80 lesser rooms and numerous halls, corridors, bathrooms and service areas. This article is about building architecture. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint The Baroque was a style in art that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce...

In the 17th century, the open loggias around the ground floor were enclosed. Although the House was built in the letter E in honour of Queen Elizabeth, it is now missing its north-west wing. During the period of the 9th Earl's ownership, and under the guidance of "Capability" Brown, the south front was raised to alter the roof line, and the north-west wing was demolished to allow better views of the new parkland. Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter (21 September 1725-26 December 1793), known as Lord Burghley from 1725 to 1754, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. ... Capability Brown, by Nathaniel Dance, ca. ...

Burghley House from Jones's Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1829).

The courtyard of Burghley House, as drawn by Joseph Nash in the 19th century, but with figures in Elizabethan costume

The avenues in the park were all laid out by Capability Brown, paying due respect to existing plantings, some of which were from the 16th century or earlier. Brown also created the park's lake in 1775–80. He discovered a seam of waterproof "blue" clay on the grounds, and was able to enlarge the original 9 acre (36,000 m²) pond to the existing 26 acre (105,000 m²) lake. Its clever design gives the impression of looking at a meandering river. Brown also designed the Lion Bridge at a cost of 1,000 guineas (£1050) in 1778. Originally, Coade-stone lions were used as ornamentation but these perished, and the existing stone examples, made by local mason Herbert Gilbert, have been in place since 1844. Image File history File links BurghleyHouseJonesViews1829. ... Image File history File links BurghleyHouseJonesViews1829. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “Elizabethan” redirects here. ...

Burghley hosts the annual Burghley Horse Trials. A competitor in the 2004 Horse Trials shows good form over one the early cross-country fences The Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. ...

Filming

• The Da Vinci Code
• Pride & Prejudice
• Elizabeth The Golden Age (currently in post production, to be released in October 2007)
• BBC Two filmed a 15-part series about Burghley House that is being broadcast in the Castle in the Country programmes that started in October 2006.

The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 feature film based on the bestselling 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code, by author Dan Brown. ... Jane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. ... The Golden Age is the movie sequel to the film Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Bibliography

• Turner, Roger, Capability Brown and the Eighteenth Century English Landscape, 2nd ed. Phillimore, Chichester, 1999, pp. 110–112.

Roger Turner is a British garden designer and writer of gardening-related non-fiction books. ...

External links

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Burghley House

• Official site
• Eventful.com: Burghley House page
• Panoramic view of house and grounds
• Burghley House as seen from a Hot Air Balloon (beginning at 2:40 mark of video)

Coordinates: 52°38′33″N, 0°27′11″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...