{"id":14905,"date":"2022-09-20T18:20:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesandantiques.com\/?p=21013"},"modified":"2022-09-20T18:35:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:35:35","slug":"english-stately-homes-made-famous-through-film-and-tv","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/homesantiques\/rss_feed\/english-stately-homes-made-famous-through-film-and-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"English stately homes made famous through film and TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Emily Males\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 20 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Many of Britain\u2019s historic stately homes double as film sets for classic films and TV shows throughout the years. Plan a day trip, or even stay the night<\/a>, at one of the estates of the silver screens to revisit the lives of your favourite characters.<\/div>\n

Stately homes that appear in film and TV<\/h2>\n

Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Likely the most well known British stately home, Highclere Castle is the main set used in TV show Downton Abbey<\/a><\/em>. The great hall, dining room, library, music room, drawing room, salon and several of the bedrooms were used as backdrop to the Crawley family\u2019s life, as well as the exteriors and grounds. It has also been announced that Highclere will again be used as the backdrop for the second Downtown Abbey film, due to be released in 2022.\u00a0This iconic stately home is also open to the public \u2013 so visitors can glide down the grand oak staircase like Lady Mary on her wedding day, or take take a seat in the state dining room, where the Dowager Countess<\/a> spoke many a satirical line.<\/p>\n
How historically accurate is the interior design in Downton Abbey?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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Rousham House (The Pursuit of Love)<\/h3>\n
This country house in Oxfordshire served as Alconleigh, the Radlett family home, in the recent BBC adaptation of Nancy Mitford\u2019s\u00a0The Pursuit of Love<\/em>. Rousham provides key interiors for Alconleigh, including the entrance hall and Red Dining Room, of which the Radlett children are desperate to escape.<\/p>\n
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Chatsworth House (Pride and Prejudice)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
It\u2019s believed that Jane Austen based her vision of Pemberley House on Chatsworth for her novel\u00a0Pride and Prejudice<\/em>, so it is only fitting that this estate served as Mr Darcy\u2019s home in the 2005 film. When touring this Derbyshire estate, visitors might recognise the grand staircase and Painted Hall that Lizzie and the Gardiners walk through, or the veiled Vestral Virgin in the Sculpture Gallery. Others might recognise the interiors of Chatsworth from other period dramas, such as\u00a0The Duchess\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0Death Comes to Pemberley<\/em>.<\/p>\n
Take a tour of Chatsworth House<\/a><\/li>\n
A day in the life of a Chatsworth gardener<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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Hatfield House (Batman)<\/h3>\n
This 17th century Jacobean mansion, a childhood home to Elizabeth I, has been the backdrop several prolific protagonists:\u00a0Wayne Manor in 1989\u2019s Batman\u00a0<\/em>and 1992\u2019s\u00a0Batman Returns,\u00a0<\/em>Lara Croft\u2019s mansion in\u00a0Tomb Raider<\/em>, George VI\u2019s home in\u00a0T<\/em>he King\u2019s Speech\u00a0<\/em>and most recently Queen Anne\u2019s dwelling in The Favourite. <\/em>The grounds of Hatfield also served as location for the Greenwich fireworks in Shakespeare in Love<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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Wilton House (Bridgerton)<\/h3>\n
The rooms of Wilton House is a particular favourite for period films and TV shows \u2013 Bridgerton\u2019s Queen Charlotte is filmed seated on her throne in the Single Cube Room, while the Double Cube Room is used as young Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s office in\u00a0The Crown<\/em>. The interiors have also acted as sets to the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice<\/em> and 2020\u2019s\u00a0Emma<\/em>.<\/p>\n
$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nBridgerton interiors: get the look at home<\/a><\/li>\n
Quintessentially Georgian: explore the key Georgian design movements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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Alnwick Castle (Harry Potter)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Harry Potter fans might recognise this location as the stand-in for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the first two films. Scenes from The Philosopher\u2019s Stone<\/em> and Chamber of Secrets\u00a0<\/em>were filmed at Alnwick Castle, namely the Madam Hooch\u2019s\u00a0infamous flying lesson, or where Oliver Wood teaches Harry the rules of Quidditch. The courtyard\u00a0was also used as backdrop to film the students walking to and from classes.<\/p>\n
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