tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post2892395909329954111..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: A Visit to Chatsworth - Celia ReesMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-42224143288249904332014-05-20T00:42:04.044+01:002014-05-20T00:42:04.044+01:00Being 'local' to Chatsworth, we have seaso...Being 'local' to Chatsworth, we have season tickets and frequently visit. I think it's one of the most friendly, welcoming stately homes I've visited. Dogs allowed in the gardens, children paddling in The Cascade and you can even play the grand piano by the library! maryomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265044617480788043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-29904169291921475672014-05-19T13:50:14.601+01:002014-05-19T13:50:14.601+01:00Those were the days, eh, Adele? That personal touc...Those were the days, eh, Adele? That personal touch.Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-13954347281624324352014-05-18T18:23:13.406+01:002014-05-18T18:23:13.406+01:00This is so lovely....feel as though I've been ...This is so lovely....feel as though I've been there myself! When I visited, back in the 70s, there was a wonderful marble topped table with 3sleeping cherubs on it. No postcards available, but my ma in law wrote to the Duchess directly and her secretary sent a photograph ! Very kind!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62566347501198455202014-05-18T11:04:48.697+01:002014-05-18T11:04:48.697+01:00No chickens in evidence on our visit, penny, but c...No chickens in evidence on our visit, penny, but chickens had their own section in the shop. Dowager Duchess' influence?Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-59119075714034000732014-05-18T10:35:42.590+01:002014-05-18T10:35:42.590+01:00The whole matter of how does one live in such an i...The whole matter of how does one live in such an imposing place is mind-boggling. How does one have the vision and total confidence to say "Yes, this is what I want. This ceiling, this room, this vista, these gardens and fountain. . ." Or are their grand diaries full of uncertainty about the proposed schemes? Moving a village full of people does sound very harsh and overbearing, but maybe the new buildings were better than the original familiar ones - mainly because milord might want to show his model village off to his friends? I did like your discovery of the earlier Duchess's geology collection. My Chatsworth memory is off the Duchess's chickens wandering round the rather busy car park - although we were with very young visitors at the time. Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-48012208426142919172014-05-18T09:17:57.911+01:002014-05-18T09:17:57.911+01:00Chatsworth was my 'local' stately home whe...Chatsworth was my 'local' stately home when I grew up - it's such a lovely place. But the thing that always stuck in my mind was this. Not far from the house, there's a beautiful little village called Edensor. Originally, the village was in sight of the house. The then Duke felt it spoilt the view. So he had it demolished and re-built further away - except for one house, whose occupant didn't want to move. That house is still there. (So goes the story - but did that one person really resist the will of the powerful Duke?)Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com