The Chapel St John Nicholas, Haddon Hall is a

Grade I listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

Church of England chapel in

Haddon Hall Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye, Derbyshire, River Wye near Bakewell, Derbyshire, a former seat of the Duke of Rutland, Dukes of Rutland. It is the home of Lord Edward Manners (brother of David Manners, 11th Duke of Rut ...

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

. The chapel's origins are Norman, with later medieval additions. The chapel is noted for its extensive medieval wall paintings featuring scenes from the Bible, and medieval stained glass. Haddon Hall is regarded as one of the best-preserved fortified manor houses in England. It was listed Grade I in 1954. The chapel is the parish church of

Nether Haddon Nether Haddon is a sparsely populated village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. It is immediately downstream along the River Wye from the small town of Bakewell and much of its land is owned by Haddon Hall, a medieval and Tudor building ...

, one of the smallest parishes in England.

History

The Chapel of St. Nicholas at

has Norman origins, and originally served as the church for neighbouring villages. The present building was completed in 1427, during the reign of

King Henry VI Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. The only child of Henry V, he succeeded to the English throne at the age of eight months, upon ...

. Since 1567 the manor of Haddon Hall was home to the Manners family, Dukes of Rutland, who remain the owners to this day. St Nicholas Chapel at www.stnicholascenter.org
Retrieved 1 August 2023 The chapel boasts a rare series of medieval wall paintings, most likely commissioned in the early 15th century. The paintings were whitewashed during the Reformation, but became visible in the 19th century and were restored in the early 20th century.Haddon Hall & Chapel at www.rob-tomlinson.com
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was unoccupied from the 1700s until the 1920s, after which it was extensively restored. The manor house and the chapel are popular shooting locations for film and television, including Pride and Prejudice (2005), Elizabeth (1999), and Jane Eyre (1996).

Today

Today St Nicholas' Chapel is the parish church of

, one of the smallest parishes in England.

Gallery

Medieval Glass at Nicholas Chapel, Haddon Hall.jpg, Medieval Glass at Nicholas Chapel, Haddon Hall Lord Haddon Memorial - Chapel of St Nicholas, Haddon Hall - Bakewell, Derbyshire, England - DSC02536.jpg, Lord Haddon Memorial Tomb

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References

St Nicholas Chapel at www.stnicholascenter.org
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St Nicholas' Wall Paintings at www.cambridge.org
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