PRIDE AND PREJUDICE filming locations in Derbyshire
A press release from the Derbyshire County Council summarizes PRIDE AND PREJUDICE filming activity in the area.
Locations for the current film starring Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen and Dame Judi Dench include Chatsworth - Jane Austen’s model for Mr Darcy’s Pemberley country seat; the National Park’s Eastern Moors Estate, including Stanage Edge and North Lees Hall, which is also featured in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre; and land off the Snake Pass.
North Lees Hall is thought to be the model for Thornfield Hall in Jane Eyre. Since Chatsworth is serving as Pemberley, Burghley House as Rosings Park, Groombridge Place as Longbourn, and Basildon Park as Netherfield, we can only assume that North Lees Hall plays a minor role in the film.
Stanage Edge appears to be the rock formation from this photo of the filming. What are men to rocks and mountains, indeed.
January 3rd, 2005 at 11:37 am
North Lees Hall might have been used for interiors. They sometimes split them, shoot interiors at one location and exteriors at another. For instance, in P&P2, the interiors for Pemberley were not shot at Lyme Park. They could even use two places for interiors of one house for film purposes.