Mon 14 Sep 26
Mon 14 Sep:09:00-17:15; Tues 15 Sep:09:00-17:15; Wed 16 Sep:09:00-17:15; Thu 17 Sep:09:00-17:15; Fri 18 Sep:09:00-17:15; Sat 19 Sep:09:00-17:15; Sun 20 Sep:09:00-17:15; Free Entry.
National Trust Kedleston Hall, Near Quarndon, Derby DE22 5JH
Heritage Open Day: Kedleston Hall is an extravagant temple to the arts designed by the architect Robert Adam. The house is framed by historic parkland and sprawling gardens. Designed for lavish entertaining, Kedleston Hall displays an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture and original furnishings, reflecting both the tastes of its creators and their fascination with the classical world of the Roman Empire.
Inherited by George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India between 1899 and 1905, the hall also houses the many objects he amassed during his travels in South Asia and the Middle East, and in his role leading British rule in India...
