Archaeology on the birthplace of Jane Austen.

The Austen family moved into Steventon Rectory in 1768.  Jane Austen was born there on 16th December 1775.  It was to be her home for the next 25 years, and it was there that she penned the drafts of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and Northanger Abbey.  What we know about the Rectory building is drawn from historical documents and from memoirs of family descendants. Jane’s brother, James, and his family took over the Rectory in 1801 and, subsequently, her brother Henry for a short time before the house was demolished to the ground possibly during late 1822 or early 1823. Only the modern fenced Well position remains in the meadow where the Rectory once stood at the ‘T’ junction of ‘Church Walk’ and Frog Lane.

The archaeological project excavated individual objects of discarded and broken ceramic, metal, glass, animal bone, slate, shell and ceramic building materials. The final object recording and catalogueing is complete and the 'jig-saw pieces' total 10,864.

Reconstruction works have been undertaken for some of the ceramic tableware and storage objects.

The majority of the tableware sherds are from bowls and plates of underglaze blue transfer print, commonly known as ‘Willow’ pattern, from the Staffordshire potteries dating from about 1783.  One reconstructed ‘Willow’ pattern object informs us that soft boiled eggs must have been a ‘breakfast’ choice of the Austen family. Yellow ware, produced from 1800 onwards, is presumed to be from the time of James Austen and his family. The largest food storage bowls have a diameter of 36cm and height of 20cm and would have been heavy to lift objects. archaeobriton/janeausten

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Interested to see from the photographs on the website that there were pieces of Willow pattern china discovered amongst the findings. Blue Willow was a very popular pattern during the eighteenth century. The pattern was inspired by the designs imported from China and were produced from the 1780s and 90s by Thomas Minton and Thomas Turner of Caughley. It was produced by transfer printing - the design was printed onto a sheet of thin tissue paper and then applied to earthenware or porcelain - a technique in use from 1750 in Birmingham. Spode, Royal Worcester, Adams, Wedgwood, Davenport, Clews, Leeds and Swansea followed.
Burleigh is one of the only companies left producing transferware in the traditional method - a favourite website of mine. Another favourite is Lovers of Blue and White where you can find examples of old and new blue and white transfer ware. historicalromanceuk

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Wilton House.

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Wilton House has been welcoming film crews for many years as it offers a wide range of locations for cinema, television and stills photography. The magnificent House, with its splendid state rooms and landscaped parkland, is an ideal backdrop for filming. Extending beyond the limits of the park, the 14,000 acres of Wilton Estate also contain many settings suitable for both filming and stills photography. Films shot here include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and, more recently, The Young Victoria.

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Double and Single Cube Room

 

 

 

Via the Colonnade Room the ladies Dashwood walk with Robert Ferrars through the Great Ante Room, where the orchestra is playing,  into the Double Cube Room. Willoughby and his fiance Miss Grey are talking in the Single Cube Room.

 

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WILTON HOUSE SALISBURY ([also] Pemberley, Mr. Darcy’s family home)
Built in the 16th Century on a site occupied for nearly 800 years prior by a succession of religious communities, Wilton House Salisbury is the family home of the 18th Earl of Pembroke (whose late father, the 17th Earl, was director/producer Henry Herbert). The uniquely designed Double Cube Room is seen in Pride & Prejudice as the drawing room of Mr. Darcy’s family home, where Lizzie is introduced to Darcy’s sister Georgina.
The Double Cube Room, widely recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of 17th Century Palladianism (inspired by the architect Palladio) in England, houses and showcases a collection of family portraits by the 17th-Century artist Sir Anthony van Dyck. focusfeatures

Fans of Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen, will recognise Wilton House  as Pemberley and the magnificent gardens at Stourhead, where Elizabeth rejects Darcy’s first proposal of marriage

 

 

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This is Wilton House - the home of the 18th Earl of Pembroke. It's been in his family for over 500 years. It's breathtakingly beautiful, meticulously maintained and absolutely awe-inspiring. It wasn't on our original list of houses to see but I stumbled upon it while shuffling through our Wilshire guide. It was just outside of Salisbury - just a few miles outside of town. SO worth the trip. We took a tour of the house and strolled through the gardens. Cate had a great time at the adventure playground too. It was a wonderful few hours.  They filmed parts of Sense and Sensiblity, Young Victoria, Mrs. Brown, Pride and Prejudice (it was Pemberly in the Keira Knightly film) and in a bunch of other things. I highly recommend it! jollyoldengland

The Earl is full of plans for the estate and has a new estate manager starting in a month's time. Most of Wilton's income at present comes from letting the 200-odd cottages and houses on the estate - and he wants to, if possible, extend Wilton's land and property holdings. He also cherishes hopes of buying back some of the family treasures that have been dispersed over the decades - every time he goes to a museum he seems to come across some Pembroke portrait or artefact - most recently a Pembroke suit of armour in New York. He is not particularly keen to increase visitor numbers because they cause a lot of wear and tear on the house, but he wants to have more high-paying events, such as Madonna's wedding anniversary party which was held here, or more films, like the recent Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice or The Madness of King George, which were made here. He seems confident that he can restore Wilton's fortunes and 'take the estate into the 21st century' - whatever that means.

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Chatsworth House Pride and Prejudice 2005, the Duchess and Death comes to Pemberley.

Chatsworth House
The stately home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, is mentioned in Pride and Prejudice and it is thought Pemberley, the fictional residence of Mr Darcy, is based on the historic property. Jane Austen wrote: "The eye was instantly caught by Pemberley House, situated on the opposite side of the valley into which the road into some abruptness wound.

"It was a large, handsome, stone building standing well on rising ground, and backed by a ridge of high woody hills; and in front, a stream of some natural importance was swelled into greater, but without any artificial appearance. Its banks were neither formal, nor falsely adorned."

One of the most stunning rooms in all of Chatsworth is the Painted Hall (seen here at Christmas time). When they were looking for a site worthy of Austen's description of Mr Darcy's home, Pemberley, Chatsworth was chosen partially due to this grand room. See cheesy youtube video below for a short clip of the hall.

CHATSWORTH HOUSE (Pemberley, Mr. Darcy’s family home)

The largest private country house in England and the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Chatsworth House is the house used in Pride & Prejudice as the exterior of Pemberley, Mr. Darcy’s family home. Jane Austen made mention of Chatsworth in Pride and Prejudice, and the Duchess believes that the author was thinking of Chatsworth (which is in Derbyshire) when describing Pemberley.

Deborah, the Duchess of Devonshire, is one of the renowned “Mitford Girls” (her sisters were writers Nancy and Jessica Mitford, as well as Unity Mitford and Diana Mitford). During WWII, Chatsworth (built in the 17th Century) was occupied by a girls’ boarding school, Penrhos College. 300 pupils and teachers lived and worked there from 1939 until 1946. The house was subsequently reopened to the public, and in 1973 a farmyard and adventure playground were added on. Beginning in 2001, Chatsworth was opened to visitors for the holiday season (from early November until late December).

Within the house, the grand staircase of the Painted Hall (where charitable functions and the children’s Christmas party are held) is where, in >Pride & Prejudice, Lizzie Bennet and the Gardiners (the latter portrayed by Penelope Wilton and Peter Wight) begin their tour of Pemberley. It is within the Sculpture Gallery (so named for the 6th Duke’s having devoted the space to stone and sculpted figures) that Lizzie sees the bust of Mr Darcy – and hears of his fine qualities.

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The Painted Hall

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The most noticeable aspect of the Painted Hall is the booming colours that engulf you as you walk in. The ceiling has a Louis Laguerre mural of the allegorical ascension of Julius Caesar. Laguerre also painted the upper walls (Sistine Chapel style) with scenes from Caesar's life. The floor is inlaid with black and white marble to further submerge guests into a sea of aesthetic overdosing.

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On your visit you may recognise the grand staircase and ceiling of the Painted Hall where Lizzie and the Gardiners start their tour of Pemberley. The Sculpture Gallery was used in the scene where Lizzie Bennet sees the bust of Mr Darcy, and his housekeeper describes his many good qualities.

 

Keira Knightley in Pride & Prejudice with a sculpture of a Veiled Vestal, 1846, by Rafaele Monti, as many of the marbles at Chatsworth, a work commissioned by the 6th Duke of Devonshire.

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Georgiana Spencer

The famous portrait of Georgiana Spencer, the fifth Duchess of Devonshire, by Thomas Gainsborough. Georgiana is the subject of the new film, The Duchess, filmed in Ireland but with a few scenes filmed at Chatsworth. Georgiana lived at her Devonshire home in London, and at Chatsworth, which she renovated in the late 1800s.

They left Chatsworth in January, much to Georgiana's relief. In London she would be surrounded by her own family and friends and no longer reliant on the monosyllabic Duke or his critical relations.  nytimes-georgiana

The estate of the Dukes of Devonshire was, and still is, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, and this is where the candle-lit wedding was filmed. Although home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, it’s nevertheless open to the public, and is one England’s most popular country houses – it can get pretty crowded at times. Keira Knightley had previously filmed at Chatsworth when it stood in for ‘Pemberley’ in Joe Wright’s 2005 film of Pride And Prejudice. The house, reduced to gloomy shabbiness with digital effects, can also be seen in the 2010 version of The Wolfman, with Benicio del Toro. movie-locations/Duchess

Ralph Fiennes, who plays the buttoned-up Duke of Devonshire, said: "I think to shoot in real locations and to have the actual fabric of the times around you is fantastic.
"Aside from the room you are shooting in, all around you are the bookshelves, corridors, paintings, gardens, vistas, ceilings. You soak all this up. Just being in the space that someone of that standing lived their life in helps you take on the confidence and assurance of the place.
"Chatsworth was inherited and trying to get your head around inheriting a lot of land, a lot of people even, requires such a different mentality from today's life so it helps to be in the actual place."
Costume drama regular Keira Knightley was familiar with Chatsworth, having worked there during the filming of Pride and Prejudice. She welcomed the chance to return.
"It made a huge difference actually being in the houses, in the actual spaces, knowing how cold they are," she said. -Keira-Knightley-location

 

 

 

Death comes to Pemberley

 

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More than 100 cast and crew relocated to Chatsworth for a week in July 2013 to film scenes for the series. During filming, the beautiful South and West facades of the house were used to depict Pemberley's famous exteriors, whilst rooms inside the house such as the Painted Hall, Great Dining Room, Sculpture Gallery and Oak Room were transformed to depict Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth's home.
"Elizabeth and Darcy, now six years married and with two young sons, are preparing for the lavish annual ball at their magnificent Pemberley home. The unannounced arrival of Elizabeth's wayward sister Lydia, however, brings an abrupt and shocking halt to proceedings when she stumbles out of her chaise screaming that her husband Wickham has been murdered." chatsworth.org//death-comes-to-pemberley

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Lacock, the Red Lion.

 

Lacock, the Red Lion.

 

Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy gets out of the carriage, throws a sceptical look upwards und goes to the ball at the Assembly Rooms of Meryton. In the film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice (1995) you can see the outside view of „The Red Lion“ in this part.

 

Filming in Lacock: Over the past few years Lacock village & Abbey have been home to many popular television series & blockbuster films. Jane Austen's well-known novels, 'Emma' and 'Pride & Prejudice' have been filmed here in Lacock. redlionlacock

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Anna Maxwell Martin: "God, I think Jane Austen is amazing. Her female characters are so bright, so witty, and the men in Austen are all so sexy. She was a visionary - perhaps a virgin all her life but to be able to write about unrequited love and fulfilled love in the most extraordinary and heartfelt way is extraordinary and there isn't a dull word that comes out.

"They're always such alive females. And also, all those love stories - no man in Austen has ever fallen in love with a female heroine because she's pretty or beautiful or has long, blonde hair. They fall in love with them because of who they are, because of their vibrancy and their intelligence and if only we were teaching that a bit more in schools."  radiotimes/anna-maxwell-martin

Castle Howard On Film

Since the 1960s, Castle Howard has been used as a location for many film and television productions. The house, the beautiful grounds and wider estate are all ideal settings for costume dramas, feature films and documentaries. 

 

Death Comes To Pemberley (2013)
Adapted by Juliette Towhidi, the writer of Calendar Girls, the BBC filmed in various locations across Yorkshire. Starring Matthew Rhys and Anna Maxwell-Martin, the two week shoot in  July 2013 saw the interior of the house transformed into Pemberley with scenes filmed in the bedrooms and South Front rooms and Great Hall. The family feel of Castle Howard was ideally suited to portray Pemberley. Find out more.

Brideshead Revisited (2008)
Ecosse Films' production of Evelyn Waugh's novel, directed by Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane) and produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae together with Kevin Loader. The film has been adapted for the screen by Andrew Davies (Bridget Jones Diary, Bleak House) and Jeremy Brock (The Last King of Scotland). With Ben Whishaw as Sebastian Flyte, Matthew Goode as Charles Ryder, Hayley Atwell as Julia Flyte, with Michael Gambon and Emma Thompson as Lord and Lady Marchmain. Find out more.

Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties (2006)Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer) travels to the United Kingdom, and he brings his cat, Garfield (voiced by Bill Murray), along for the trip. A case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle (Castle Howard), but his reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis (Billy Connolly), who has designs on the estate.  

Great Estates (2000, 2001)
A series of hugely popular documentaries about Castle Howard and other estates in England, that provided a fascinating glimpse into all aspects of life at Castle Howard indoors, outdoors and behind the scenes.

A Year in the Life of Castle Howard (1996)
A six-part documentary about Castle Howard.  

The Buccaneers (1994)
A BBC production of Edith Wharton's novel of the 19th century encounter between English aristocracy and wealthy American heiresses.  Because of their "new money" background, four American girls have difficulty breaking into the upper-crust society of New York. Laura Testvalley, the governess of one of the girls, suggests a London season and thus the young women set sail for England and the unsuspecting English aristocracy.  

Twelfth Night (1978)A BBC production of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, and surprisingly the only time Castle Howard has been used for a Shakespeare play.

Brideshead Revisited (1981)

Granada TV's production of Evelyn Waugh's novel, starring Anthony Andrews, Jeremy Irons and Diana Quick, is recognised by many as one of the great costume dramas of all time. Although it is not certain that Waugh identified his Brideshead with Castle Howard, for many people the two buildings have come to epitomise a nostalgia for England before the Second World War. Find out more.

Barry Lyndon (1975)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel by William Thackeray.  Redmond Barry is a young, roguish Irishman who's determined, in any way, to make a life for himself as a wealthy nobleman. Enlisting in the British Army, fighting in the Seven Years War in Europe, Barry deserts from the British army, joins the Prussian army, gets promoted to the rank of a spy, then becomes pupil to a Chevalier and con artist.  

The Spy With a Cold Nose (1966)
A spoof cold war spy thriller starring Lawrence Harvey with Castle Howard masquerading as the Kremilin in Moscow.  The Russian Premier is presented with a British bulldog that has been fitted with a transmitter by Dr. Francis Trevelyan (Laurence Harvey).  

Lady L (1965)
Directed by Peter Ustinov, and starring David Niven, Sophia Loren and Paul Newman in a tale of European anarchists and aristocrats.  Lady Louise Lendale (Sophia Loren) is 80 years old and tells her long time admirer, British poet Sir Percy (Cecil Parker), all about her eventful life.

 Rooms used in Death goes to Pemberley

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Crimson Dining Room      

Used as the dining room, we see Mr Darcy, Elizabeth, Georgiana, Henry Alveston and Mr and Mrs Bennet gathered round the table in episode one

Turquoise Drawing Room           

Used as the drawing room, the Turquoise Drawing Room is an integral part of the production with many important scenes taking place here. Including Colonel Fitzwilliam excusing himself from the party for an evening ride in episode one and Mr Darcy's conversation with the magistrate.

Lady Georgiana's Bedroom           

Portraying Lydia's bedroom, we see Lydia sedated by the doctor and being comforted by Elizabeth and Georgiana in this room in episode one.

Music Room                                

Used to portray Elizabeth's study, some key story lines come to the fore in this room in the final episode.

Temple of the Four Winds

A meeting between Elizabeth and her sister Jane takes place at the pavilion in episode two.

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Chawton House

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Filmlocations Emma 1996 G. Paltrow.

Mapperton  House, In Emma 1996 Randalls, home of  Mr. and Mrs Weston

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Evershot, In Emma 1996, home of the Bates ladies.

 

 

Sudbury Hall, interior Pride and prejudice 1995

Sudbury Hall is famed as the interior location of Pemberley in the 1995 production of Pride and Prejudice

Perhaps the most famous of all country house visits is Elizabeth Bennett's tour of Pemberley, during which she reevaluates her feelings for Mr. Darcy based on the finery of his home and earnestness of his portrait.

The housekeeper first leads Elizabeth and her aunt and uncle into a room with ornate plasterwork and large portraits. In the film, this room is referred to as "The Music Room," however Sudbury Hall calls it a saloon. This would have been the most important of the reception rooms at Sudbury Hall, although it was likely first used as a dining room.

 

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 The Long Gallery, 138 feet in length, is located on the first floor of Sudbury Hall [9]; this is quite unusual for the period, but follows the text of Pride and Prejudice as the housekeeper relays that "in the gallery upstairs you will see a fine, larger picture of [Mr. Darcy]". Having a garden-front Long Gallery on the first floor was decidedly an old-fashioned feature by the 17th century, but its display of family portraits was certainly grand enough to represent the family's identity as aristocracy. The original purpose of long galleries did not require any particular furnishings or decorations, and it wasn't until the Elizabethan period that the ample wall space and natural light were taken advantage of for the display of portraits. periodpiecesandportraiture 

 

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Luckington Court, Longbourn P&P 1995

 

 

One of the most brilliant filming locations ever, is Luckington Court in Wiltshire, used in the Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle version of Pride and Prejudice from 1995.  Grand enough to be a gentleman's home, but small and cozy enough to make us believe that the owner was not very wealthy and so might have had trouble giving his 5 daughters enough of a marriage settlement to entice suitors.

The House

Luckington Court is a beautiful Queen Anne Grade 2* listed building with wonderful views onto the gardens from every room. luckingtoncourtevents

What I never realised is the location of this house. On my research on Google Earth I see this scenery around the house. It is much more rural then i expected.

The owner of Luckington Court, Mrs. Angela Horn, and how she was accommodated during the long shooting schedule.  She was able to use the kitchen, the housekeeper's room and the nursery (!!), which were set aside and redecorated for her.  She had lived in the house undisturbed for 40 years and was pleasantly surprised by the fact that she enjoyed a film crew of over 70 crawling over her property.  "I will miss the film crew.  They really were awfully nice.  They became like a family.  I cried at the thought of them leaving.  It was like a ghost town when they went but I cheer up by reminding myself that I now have enough money to re-roof the west wing."-Quoted from The Making of Pride and Prejudice, Penguin Books, BBC books janeaustenfilmclub

The Making of Pride and Prejudice reveals in compelling detail how Jane Austen's classic novel was transformed into the stunning television drama starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. It vividly brings to life every stage of production of this sumptuous series.
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14 Love Lessons From Jane Austen

• Try not to judge at first sight
• The right kind of love is the love that makes you want to become a better person
• Don’t let a third party meddle in your relationship
• Don’t marry for money (but having money doesn’t hurt!)
• Love isn’t like it is in the movies
• Do not trust words over actions
• Be patient and steadfast 
• It’s OK to be impulsive, but keep a good head on your shoulders
• Don’t be so scared to say what you feel
• Keep an open mind
• It’s never too late for a second chance at love
• Don’t give up on the person you love
• Sometimes the right person has been in front of you all along
• Often the best kind of love isn’t flashy but steady, loyal, and uncompromising

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