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- The medieval
manor house of Haddon Hall is a unique example of building styles
from the 12th to the 17th centuries. It was abandoned in 1640
by its owners,the Manners family, later the Duke of Rutland,
when they moved to Belvoir Castle in Rutland.
- The 9th Duke moved back to Haddon when he married
in 1912, and devoted much of his life to careful restoration
work. The house we see today shows how well it has withstood
the passage of time, his work almost indistinguishable from the
original.
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- The oldest
part of the building is the chapel, followed by the impressive
Long gallery and the banqueting hall with its minstrels' gallery.
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The terraced Rose gardens, one of
the chief glories of Haddon, were added during the 16th C. Here
roses, clematis and delphiniums soften the harshness of the great
stone buttresses and ancient walls of the house itself.
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