My aunt and uncle live quite close to Kedleston Hall and we arranged to meet them there. One of their friends portrays the housekeeper Mrs. Garnett who held that position for 43 years from 1766. The 3rd as it turned out was the anniversary of her death so we cracked some jokes with her about chatting with ghosts :) My uncle is quite an accomplished artist and has done a picture of their friend based on the oil painting in the hall.
The current hall was built in 1758 and both internally and externally was designed, or redesigned, by Robert Adam. It is quite lovely inside but I confess to liking the India collection in the basement area :)
There is an interesting display of costumes throughout the hall related to the movie "The Duchess". The TV series Jane Eyre was also filmed at the estate.
After visiting the hall we went back to my aunt and uncle's home for a lovely dinner then made the long drive to East Anglia.
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