[112298] Haddon Hall : Chapel - Altar & Reredos

Haddon Hall, Derbyshire.

The Chapel.

Grade l listed.

Altar & Reredos.

The C14 Nottinghamshire alabaster reredos, introduced in the C20.

 

Haddon’s St Nicholas Chapel is tucked into the south-west corner of the lower courtyard, it remains the parish church of Nether Haddon, one of the smallest parishes in England. It is also thought that the chapel was originally a church for the parish, not a private chapel, as the enclosing of the lower courtyard took place after the chapel itself had been built. The chapel has vestiges of Norman masonry, a 12th century south aisle and a 15th century north aisle. The east window is inscribed with the date 1427 and a roof timber is carved with the date 1624, no doubt marking a repair date.

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Haddon Hall is a former seat of the Dukes of Rutland and is now the home of Lord Edward Manners (brother of the incumbent Duke) and his family. In form a medieval manor house, it has been described as "the most complete and most interesting house of its period".

 

The origins of the hall are from the 11th century, with additions at various stages between the 13th and the 17th centuries, latterly in the Tudor style.

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