Friday 22 August 2008

Chatsworth


Postmarked Buxton, dated 10 August 2006.

Chatsworth and the River Derwent from the west, 1828, by William Cowen (1791 - 1864)
Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, Derbyshire.
Chatsworth, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.

Chatsworth House has been voted the UK's favourite country house several times and the gardens are famous. Although building of this mansion was started in 1553, the estate has a history going back to Anglo-Saxon days.

The house featured in the film version of Pride and Prejudice as Pemberley, Mr Darcy's home.
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3 comments:

  1. Wow, and there's even the lake from which Mr Darcy emerged to become the all-time winner of the Mr Wet T-shirt Competition!

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  2. Another one I've visited with friends. the garden was out of this world.

    And yes, Darcy would take some beating in those stakes.

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  3. Oh yes, the wet t-shirt, how could I forget? :)

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