Chatsworth House is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and has been owned through 16 generations of the Cavendish family since Bess of Hardwick, the wife of the Earl of Shrewsbury, built her Tudor mansion on the site in 1549.
Mary Queen of Scots was a house guest here during the 1570's, dividing her time in semi house arrest with the Old Hall in Buxton.
Chatsworth was developed from the 17th century onwards especially under the 6th Duke of Devonshire in the early 19th century who employed architect Jeffry Wyatville to modernise and expand the property. Capability Brown and Joseph Paxton worked on the gardens in the 1750's and 1820's.
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Eyam Hall, a small Jacobean Manor House is located in the village of Eyam in Derbyshire. Built in 1672, just six years after the plague in the village, it has been the home of the Wright family for eleven generations.
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Arley Hall is one of the most interesting and attractive stately homes in the North West. Elaborate ceilings and oak panelling, impressive fireplaces, intricate stained glass and beautiful contents provide an insight into the life and history one family’s home for over 500 years.
The present Hall stands on the same site as the first Hall built by the family in 1469. The current structure was built between 1832 and 1845 by Rowland Egerton-Warburton. George Latham was the architect who was from Nantwich. The Hall is situated at the very heart of the Estate overlooking the famous gardens and beautifully landscaped Park.
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Temple Newsam, is a Tudor-Jacobean house with over 42 rooms located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown.
The estate is almost 1,000 acres including parkland, lakes and a farm and the grounds of Newsam were first recorded in the Doomsday book in 1086.
Built by Thomas Lord Darcy between 1500 - 1520. It was the largest house of its day in Yorkshire. During its long history there have been many important owners. It was seized by Henry VIII, after he beheaded Darcy in 1537. Henry gave the house to his niece, Margaret, as a wedding present when she married Matthew Lennox. Their a son, Henry Lord Darnley, was born at Temple Newsam House in 1545. The house was seized for the second time by Queen Elizabeth I when Darnley married Mary Queen of Scots.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth century the Ingram family bought, changed and rebuilt many parts of the house and in WW1, part of the house was converted to a Voluntary Aid Detatchment for wounded soldiers. The estate was sold to Leeds City Council for £35,000 in 1922, with the house included as a gift. The house contents were auctioned off and the house was empty for a period of time, before being used as a sculpture gallery in the 1940s. After this, the process of restoring the house began, returning many of the impressive interiors to their historic appearance from different centuries.
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The former home of Elizabeth Shrewsbury, also known as Bess of Hardwick. It was built between 1590 and 1597 and designed by architect Robert Smythson.
Bess of Hardwick came from humble origins but she later became one of the most powerful people next to Queen Elizabeth I. She was married four times, gaining more power after each marriage.
Her last husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury, was one of the richest and most powerful English nobles. The Shrewsbury’s were guardians of Mary, Queen of Scots for many years, while she was held captive at Chatsworth House.
Bess left their home at Chatsworth in 1584 and planned to rebuild the Old Hall at Hardwick to create a new home for herself. However, her plans changed in 1590 when the Earl died, leaving her with his inheritance. Due to her new financial situation, Bess decided to build a new construction at Hardwick, discarding the renovation plans for the Old Hall and creating the New Hall. She moved into her new house in October 1597.
Her new Hardwick Hall was a true statement of her power and wealth. It contained numerous windows that were exceptionally large for the time period. Glass was a luxury, and the house was described as being more glass than walls. An added touch by Bess was the carved ‘ES’ initials that are present in 6 of the rooftop sculptures at the head of each tower.
After the death of Bess in 1608, her son William Cavendish, the 1st Earl of Devonshire, inherited Hardwick Hall. His great-grandson, also named William, was titled as the 1st Duke of Devonshire, which began the Dukes of Devonshire dynasty.
Chatsworth continues as the primary seat for the Dukes of Devonshire. However, Hardwick Hall remained as a secondary home for the family until 1956 when it was donated to the Government in lieu of Death Duties, who then transferred the house to the National Trust.
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