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Kedleston Hall and Gardens

Neo-classical Palladian mansion with Adam interiors, landscape gardens and park.

Kedleston was built between 1759 and 1765 for the Curzon family, who have lived in the area since the 12th century. The house boasts the most complete and least-altered sequence of Robert Adam interiors in England, with the magnificent state rooms retaining their great collections of paintings and original furniture. The Eastern Museum houses a remarkable range of objects collected by Lord Curzon when Viceroy of India (1899-1905). The gardens have been restored in part to an 18th-century ‘pleasure ground’ and the surrounding park includes a fine bridge, fishing pavilion and series of lakes and cascades. All Saints’ Church (in the ownership of the Churches Conservation Trust) is the only survivor of the medieval village of Kedleston and contains a collection of monuments and memorials to the Curzons.

The Park covering 820 acres, also designed by Robert Adam he created the five lakes as well as various smaller buildings and walks. Entrance to the Hall takes you over the Adam Bridge and there is a variety of wildfowl on the lakes.
North Front - Kedleston Hall
North Front - Kedleston Hall
Medallion - Right South Front
Medallion - Right South Front
Medallion - Left South Front
Medallion - Left South Front
Statue Detail - Right South Front
Statue Detail - Right South Front
Statue Detail - Left South Front
Statue Detail - Left South Front
Balustrade
Balustrade
South Front
South Front
Guardian in the garden
Guardian in the garden
Gate post detail
Gate post detail
Ha Ha
Ha Ha
Gate Post
Gate Post
Eroded Fleur de Lyse
Eroded Fleur de Lyse
The Orangery
The Orangery
Medallion at base of statue - Orangery
Medallion at base of statue - Orangery
Indian Urn Detail - Orangery
Indian Urn Detail - Orangery
Summer House
Summer House
South Front
South Front
South front detail showing inscription
South front detail showing inscription
Sundial on church
Sundial on church
Eroding stonework on church
Eroding stonework on church
Archway - North Front
Archway - North Front
Picknickers
Picknickers
Golfers beneath beech tree
Golfers beneath beech tree
Adam bridge
Adam bridge
Adam bridge second view
Adam bridge second view
North frontage
North frontage
Adam bridge third view
Adam bridge third view
Adam Fishing House
Adam Fishing House
Medallion - Fishing House
Medallion - Fishing House
Roof Detail - Adam Fishing House
Roof Detail - Adam Fishing House
Arch Detail - Adam Fishing House
Arch Detail - Adam Fishing House
Mother
Mother
Daughter
Daughter
Vertical Pano
Vertical Pano