Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England (2002)

Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland, occupied by Lord Edward Manners and his family. In form a medieval manor house, it has been described as 'the most complete and most interesting house of [its] period'.^[1] Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England Photo by Wikityke File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England Photo by Wikityke File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Haddon Hall — a registered historic place in Cincinnati, Ohio Haddon Hall — an English country house Haddon Hall — the light opera by Sydney Grundy and Arthur Sullivan Haddon Hall — a Neighborhood located in Apex, North Carolina Category: ... A country house is a large dwelling, such as a mansion, located on a country estate. ... The River Wye is a river in Derbyshire, England. ... Bakewell is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from Badecas Well. According to the UK 2001 census the civil parish of Bakewell had a population of 3,979. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Earl of Rutland and Duke of Rutland are titles in the peerage of England, derived from Rutland, a traditional county. ...

History

Though it was never a castle, the manor of Haddon was protected by a wall from 1195, when Richard Vernon received permission to build it. The origins of the hall date to the 11th century. William Peverel, illegitimate son of William the Conqueror, held the manor of Haddon in 1087, when the survey which resulted in the Domesday Book was undertaken. William Peverel, c. ... William I ( 1027 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ... Events May 9 - The remains of Saint Nicholas were brought to Bari. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...

Haddon Hall's long gallery c.1890

The 9th Earl, when made Duke of Rutland in 1703, moved to Belvoir Castle, and his heirs used the Hall very little, so it lay almost in its unaltered 16th-century condition, as it had been when it passed in 1567 by marriage to the Manners family, earls of Rutland. In the 1920s, the 9th Duke realised its importance and began a lifetime of meticulous restoration, with his restoration architect Harold Brakspear. The current medieval and Tudor Haddon includes small sections of the 11th-century structure, but mostly comprises additional chambers and ranges added by the successive generations of the Peverel, Avenel, Vernon and Manners families. Major construction was carried out at various stages between the 13th and the 17th centuries. The banqueting hall (with minstrels' gallery), kitchens and parlour date from 1370 and the St. Nicholas Chapel was completed in 1427. For generations, whitewash concealed and protected their pre-Reformation frescoes. There is a 16th-century Long Gallery. Image File history File links Haddon_Hall-1-._Long_Gallery_c. ... Image File history File links Haddon_Hall-1-._Long_Gallery_c. ... Belvoir Castle in the late 19th century. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Hardwick Halls long gallery in the 1890s. ...

The 9th Duke created the walled topiary garden adjoining the stable-block cottage, with clipped heraldic devices of the boar's head and the peacock, emblematic of the Vernon and Manners families. A topiary dinosaur at Epcot Topiary is the art of creating sculptures in the medium of shrubbery, after the Latin word for an ornamental landscape gardener, toparius. ...

Dorothy Vernon, the daughter of Sir George Vernon, the owner of Haddon Hall, married John Manners, the son of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland in 1563. Sir George disapproved of the union, describing his daughter's suitor as "the second son of an impoverished Earl." In addition, the Manners were Protestants, and the Vernons were Catholics. According to legend, 18 year old Dorothy eloped with Manners during a wedding party for her older sister. However, they must have later reconciled with Sir George, as the couple inherited the manor.^[2] Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland and 13th Baron de Ros of Hamlake, Baron Trusbut & Belvoir (~1492 - September 20, 1543) was created an earl by King Henry VIII of England in 1525. ...

Layout

A plan of Haddon Hall^[1]

The hall stands on a sloping site, and is structured around two courtyards; the upper (north-east) courtyard contains the Peverel or Eagle Tower and the Long Gallery, the lower (south-west) courtyard houses the Chapel, while the Great Hall lies between the two. As was normal when the hall was built many of the rooms can only be reached from outside or by passing through other rooms, making the house inconvenient by later standards. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1459x1021, 167 KB)A plan of Haddon Hall from The Growth of the English House by J Alfred Gotch (1909). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1459x1021, 167 KB)A plan of Haddon Hall from The Growth of the English House by J Alfred Gotch (1909). ...

In literature

The hall has figured prominently in a number of literary works, including the following, all of which describe the Vernon/Manners elopement:

• A light opera, called Haddon Hall, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by Sydney Grundy, premiered in London in 1892.
• A novel called Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall was written in 1902 by American Charles Major and became a best seller.
• A play of the same name, written by American playwright Paul Kester based on Major's novel, debuted on Broadway in 1903.^[3]
• A 1924 film, starring Mary Pickford, was adapted by American screenwriter Waldemar Young (grandson of Brigham Young) from the Major novel.^[4]
• It is widely believed that Charlotte Bronte based Thornfield Hall in Jane Eyre on Haddon Hall.^{[citation needed]}

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In cinema and television

The interior and exterior of the home (including the Long Gallery) were used in 1986 as Prince Humperdinck's castle in The Princess Bride. Franco Zeffirelli chose Haddon Hall as the location for his 1996 film of Jane Eyre, and the Hall featured in the 1998 film Elizabeth. Its most recent appearance in a film was in the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice. Since then, it has appeared on television in 2006 as Thornfield in Diederick Santer's BBC version of Jane Eyre. The Princess Bride is a 1987 film, based on the 1973 novel The Princess Bride by William Goldman, combining comedy, adventure, romance and fantasy. ... Franco Zeffirelli (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923), is an Italian film director. ... Charlotte Brontës novel Jane Eyre (1847) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. ... Elizabeth is an Academy Award winning 1998 film loosely based on the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. ... Movie Poster Jane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. ... Diederick Santer is a British television producer. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Charlotte Brontës novel Jane Eyre (1847) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. ...

The hall was the setting for An Elizabethan Feast at Christmas, a BBC2 documentary recreation of a Tudor banquet (first broadcast Christmas 2006) by the team of academics from "Tales From The Green Valley".

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gotch JA, The Growth of the English House, 1909
2. ^ See [1], [2] and[3]. The story was either created or documented (depending on whether one believes it to be legend or history) in The King of the Peak, written by Allan Cunningham in 1822.
3. ^ "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall" - first Broadway production
4. ^ The 1924 Mary Pickford film, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

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External links

The estate at Haddon Hall, Derbyshire

• Haddon Hall official website
• Peak District Tourist Information — Haddon Hall
• Tour UK — Haddon Hall
• Images of England — Haddon Hall
• Detailed description of the hall and some of its history
• Information about the Hall
• British Tours — Quicktime VR Panorama of Haddon Hall
• Films and TV productions that have used Haddon Hall as a location at The Internet Movie Database
• Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall at the Internet Broadway Database