Apethorpe Palace
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Apethorpe Palace (pronounced Ap-thorp), formerly known as "Apethorpe Hall", is a
The house is acknowledged as one of the finest remaining examples of a
History
In May 1231
Apethorpe was left to
The
In September 2004 the entire remaining estate was
In December 2014, English Heritage announced that
Baron Pfetten agreed to publicly open the house 50 days a year for 80 years. This is much longer than the normal 10 year period for English Heritage grant-aided properties.[18]
Before the sale English Heritage and Baron Pfetten agreed to rename the house "Apethorpe Palace" due to its royal ownership and use, along with its outstanding historic and architectural significance.[19] In a video introducing the sale, English Heritage director Simon Thurley described the house as "the Royal Palace of Apethorpe."[18] Since April 2015, the house has been officially registered as Apethorpe Palace in the National Heritage List.[20] The decision was met with some concern.[21] Since 2015 the palace has been undergoing renovation works.[22][23]
Architecture and gardens
The house has been significantly altered and extended throughout its history. The first major alteration, the Jacobean royal extension, is attributed to
Apethorpe was large enough to accommodate both King James and his consort Anne of Denmark in August 1605.[29] In 1622 King James financed an enlargement of the house and rebuilding of the south range with a new suite of state rooms on the first floor, and an open gallery around the perimeter of the house on the second floor. This suite of state rooms consisted of the Dining Chamber, the Drawing Chamber, the King Bedchamber, the Prince of Wales Bedchamber (with the three feathers carved on the fireplace) and the Long Gallery (last complete set of original Jacobean State apartments left in England). The entrance is still now surmounted by a statue of James I dating from that period. The King Bedchamber was embellished with a hunting scene over the fireplace and the royal arms decorated the ceiling. These State rooms contain a notable series of fireplaces incorporating in the carving iconographical statements such as the nature of kingship.[30] During renovations in the 21st century, workers discovered a passageway linking James' apartment to that of his favourite, George Villiers.[17][31] The discovery of the secret passage, according to Emma Dabiri, provides an "intriguing clue to the nature of the affair" between the King and Duke, who wrote each other love letters and were inseperable, she says.[32] Historian Keith Coleman see the passage, dated to 1622-24, as evidence that physical intimacy between the pair may have lasted into the last years of James's life.[33]
Its Lebanese cedar, planted in 1614 and considered to be the oldest surviving one in England, is a scheduled monument. Blomfield also worked on the formal gardens.
Film location
The house has been used for filming scenes in Another Country and Porterhouse Blue. The restoration and attempts to sell the property were the subject of a fly on the wall documentary first shown on BBC Two in April 2009.[34]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Apethorpe Palace Formerly Known As Apethorpe Hall (1040083)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Apethorpe Palace". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Gaches, Philip (2008). "Apethorpe Hall's Jacobean Ceilings". www.buildingconservation.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Britain's 10 best palaces".
- ^ "Historic England – Championing England's heritage | Historic England". English-heritage.org.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Historic England – Championing England's heritage | Historic England". English-heritage.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Kathryn A. Morrison, Apethorpe (Yale, 2016), 92.
- ^ "The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities, of King James the First, his royal consort, family, and court : collected from original MSS., scarce pamphlets, corporation records, parochials registers, &c., &c : Nichols, John, 1745–1826 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Archive.org. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ E. K. Chambers, The Elizabethan Stage (1923) vol. IV, 83
- ^ Vincent 1996, pp. 269, 298, 312.
- ^ "Fine Rolls Henry III: 16 HENRY III (28 October 1231 – 27 October 1232)". Finerollshenry3.org.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ISBN 9780712904506.
- ^ Ford 2004.
- ^ "Apethorpe". British History Online. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1984. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Barron 1905, p. 9.
- ^ Heritage at Risk Register: Apethorpe
- ^ a b Graham 2008.
- ^ a b c "Future Secured for Magnificent Grade I Listed Jacobean Palace of Apethorpe | English Heritage". Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ In a sale and conveyance by English Heritage: "Due to its past royal ownership and use, along with its outstanding historic and architectural significance, English Heritage and the new owner jointly agreed, prior to the sale in 2014, that the building would henceforth be known as Apethorpe Palace" [1]
- ^ Historic England. "Apethorpe Palace formerly known as Apthorpe Hall (1040083)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Gallagher, Paul (5 April 2015). "It's a palace, not a hall: French baron's stately home is renamed". The Independent. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- TheGuardian.com. 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Baron von Pfetten's Puppy Show - Apethorpe Palace".
- ISBN 9780300148701.
- ^ a b "The rebirth of Apethorpe Hall". Country Life. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Apethorpe Hall sold to French baron after £8m English Heritage restoration". BBC News. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Historic England – Championing England's heritage | Historic England". English-heritage.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Apethorpe Hall". Country Life. 9 June 2008.
- ^ Kathryn A. Morrison, Apethorpe (Yale, 2016), 91.
- ^ "Apethorpe | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. 20 March 1909. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Kennedy, Maev (3 August 2007). "Restoration opens doors on a royal scandal after 400 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Glasgow". Britain's Lost Masterpieces. Series 2. 27 September 2017. BBC. BBC 4.
- ISBN 978-1-3990-9360-6. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Appleyard 2009.
References
- Alexander, Jennifer S.; Morrison, Kathryn A. (2007). "Apethorpe Hall and the workshop of Thomas Thorpe, mason of King's Cliffe: a study in masons' marks". Architectural History. 50: 59–94. S2CID 194946520.
- Appleyard, Bryan (27 April 2009). "English Heritage becomes reality TV show". The Times.
- Barron, Oswald (January 1905). "The Fanes". The Ancestor (XIII). London: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- Historic England. "Grade I (1040083)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- English Heritage. "Visitor information – Apethorpe Hall". English Heritage.
- Ford, L.L. (2004). "Mildmay, Sir Walter (1520/21–1589)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18696. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Graham, Fiona (5 June 2008). "To the manor bought". BBC News.
- ISBN 0-300-09632-1.
- Smith, Pete (2007). "The Palladian Palace at Apethorpe". English Heritage Historical Review. 2: 84–105. .
- Vincent, Nicholas (1996). Peter des Roches: An Alien in English Politics, 1205–1238. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521522151. Retrieved 27 November 2013.