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Chatsworth House is a lovely historic house set in the heart of the Peak District in Derbyshire. Set on the banks of the River Derwent, this is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and has been the home of the Cavendish family since the 1550s.
This was our starting point today for our walk, along the river, past the house, up to the top of the woods passing the Hunting Tower ( just visible at the top of the woods) and then past the lakes and a long trek downhill back to the river and carpark... just before the heavy rain set in! A lovely walk of 4.5 miles.
A hailstorm set in as we left the carpark but within 5 minutes the sun was shining again :)
The Emperor Fountain stands in the grounds of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. In 1843 Tsar Nicholas I of Russia informed the Duke, that he was likely to visit Chatsworth the following year. In anticipation of this visit, William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire decided to construct the world's highest fountain, and set Joseph Paxton to work to build it. An eight-acre lake, the Emperor Lake, was dug on the moors 350 feet above the house to supply the natural water pressure.
The work was finished in just six months, early in 1844, and the resulting water jet is on record as reaching a height of 296 feet (90 m).
The cascade water feature, which was completed in 1696 before being rebuilt on a larger scale five years later, is fed by four lakes. A different sound is emitted as the water passes each group of steps.
I wanted to get a different angle on this often-taken viewpoint of Chatsworth House, in Derbyshire, and infrared seemed like the way to go!
Chatsworth garden is still open to locals so I went for a stroll on Monday while the sun shone to get some welcome exercise and a few shots with the Olympus too.
Chatsworth is home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, and has been passed down through 16 generations of the Cavendish family. The house is now beautifully decorated with Christmas decorations with the theme ''countries of the world'' there are also many Christmas trees in all rooms of the house. Chatsworth is near Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK. Well worth a visit.
Chatsworth House is a stately home in the Derbyshire Dales, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of Bakewell and 9 miles (14 km) west of Chesterfield, England. The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, it has belonged to the Cavendish family since 1549. It stands on the east bank of the River Derwent, across from hills between the Derwent and Wye valleys,