Kedleston Hall Floor Plan

Work commenced on the houses and the pavilions.

Kedleston hall floor plan. The curzon family owned the land at kedleston since the norman conquest but it was not until sir nathaniel curzon later 1 st lord scarsdale inherited the property in 1758 that major changes took place. Kedleston hall is an english country house in kedleston derbyshire approximately four miles six kilometres northwest of derby and is the seat of the curzon family. Apr 18 2014 kedleston hall first floor plan. The curzon family whose name originates in notre dame de courson in normandy have been in kedleston since at least 1297 and have lived.

The two garden wings top were never built. The floor in kedleston s marble hall dates back to the 1760s and the current hall s construction. Commissioned in the 1750s by nathaniel curzon whose ancestors some with familial links to slavery had resided at kedleston since the. So you can imagine how excited i was to visit kedleston hall one of adam s earliest and finest works during the attingham summer school.

Kedleston hall is a classical palladian mansion built for the curzon family between 1759 and 1765. Survey plan of the first floor of wimpole hall cambridgeshire with flap henry flitcroft twiss green cheshire 1697 hampstead 1769 wimpole cambridgeshire accredited museum. The plan is drawn in ink and watercolour on heavy paper. Finished with hopton wood stone decorated with italian marble borders and honeysuckle inspired detailing it is arguably the most significant floor in the possession of the national trust.

The plan is drawn by naylor sale architects and is drawn from measurements taken in december 1920. Kedleston hall is an extravagant temple to the arts designed by the architect robert adam. An architectural plan of kedleston hall. The original design for the house was by matthew brettingham and james paine.

The two garden wings top were never built. The drawing is entitled kedleston hall derbyshire. Placemat set plan of the ground floor of kedleston hall preview loading personalise your placemats 32 99 quantity add to basket please enter your details title required first name required last name required.