Hatfield House in Hertfordshire
Wednesday, 25 November 2015 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien Category/Kategorie: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Hatfield House is a
country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of the town of
Hatfield ,
Hertfordshire , England. The present
Jacobean house, a leading example of the
prodigy house , was built in 1611 by
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to
King James I and has been the home of the Cecil family ever since. It is a prime example of Jacobean architecture. The estate includes extensive grounds and surviving parts of an earlier palace. The house, currently the home of
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury , is open to the public.
Hatfield House is a popular tourist attraction because it has so many objects associated with Queen Elizabeth I, including some gloves and a pair of silk stockings that are believed to have been the first ones in England. The library displays a 22 feet (6.7 m) long illuminated parchment roll showing the pedigree of the Queen with ancestors back to Adam and Eve. The Marble Hall holds the Rainbow Portrait of Elizabeth. The State Rooms house many important paintings, furniture, tapestries and armour. The richly carved wooden Grand Staircase and the rare stained glass window in the private chapel are among the house’s original Jacobean features.
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The Gardens, covering 42 acres (170,000 m²), date from the early 17th century, and were laid out by
John Tradescant the elder . Tradescant visited Europe and brought back trees and plants that had never previously been grown in England. The gardens included orchards, fountains, scented plants, water parterres, terraces, herb gardens and a foot maze. They were neglected in the 18th century, but restoration began in Victorian times and continues under the present Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury.
The State Rooms can be seen in the midweek guided tours, and visitors can look around in their own time at weekends. On Friday, the Garden Connoisseur’s Day, the House is open for guided tours and for pre-booked specialist groups. There is also five miles of marked trails.
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