Keddleston Hall
The medieval village of Kedleston in Derbyshire was demolished in 1759 by Nathaniel Curzon to make way for the hall which was designed by Robert Adam who was commissioned to "take in hand the deer park and pleasure grounds". The former gardens were swept away in favour of a more natural-looking landscape and the old canals and geometric ponds were metamorphosed into serpentine lakes as they appear today.
By the 1970s Kedleston Hall had become too expensive for the Curzon family to maintain and the house, park and gardens to the nation in lieu of death duties. An arrangement was agreed with that the National Trust should take over Kedleston, along with an endowment, while still allowing the family to live rent-free in the 23-room Family Wing, which contained an adjoining garden and two rent-free flats for servants or other family members. Richard Curzon and his family currently reside there.
Keddleston Hall
The medieval village of Kedleston in Derbyshire was demolished in 1759 by Nathaniel Curzon to make way for the hall which was designed by Robert Adam who was commissioned to "take in hand the deer park and pleasure grounds". The former gardens were swept away in favour of a more natural-looking landscape and the old canals and geometric ponds were metamorphosed into serpentine lakes as they appear today.
By the 1970s Kedleston Hall had become too expensive for the Curzon family to maintain and the house, park and gardens to the nation in lieu of death duties. An arrangement was agreed with that the National Trust should take over Kedleston, along with an endowment, while still allowing the family to live rent-free in the 23-room Family Wing, which contained an adjoining garden and two rent-free flats for servants or other family members. Richard Curzon and his family currently reside there.