Ragley Hall
| Ragley Hall | |
| Warwickshire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP073555 |
| Location: | 52°11’53"N, 1°53’46"W |
| Town: | Alcester |
| History | |
| Country house | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | Marquess of Hereford |
| Website: | ragleyhall.com |
Ragley Hall is located south of Alcester, Warwickshire, eight miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon. It is the ancestral seat of the Marquess of Hertford and is one of the grand stately homes of the Midlands.
History
The house, which was designed by Dr Robert Hooke, was built for the Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway and completed in 1680. The Great Hall is thought to have been decorated by James Wyatt in 1780.
The house was used as a hospital during the Second World War and then refurbished between 1956 and 1958 when it was opened to the public.[1]
In 1983 the painter Graham Rust completed a huge mural including pets, friends and family members which is known as "The Temptation" and is exhibited on the Southern staircase.[2]
Ragley was the site of the Jerwood Sculpture Park, opened in July 2004. The Park included works that won the Jerwood Sculpture Prizes, and the work of Dame Elisabeth Frink, among others. However the site was closed in April 2012.[3]
In popular culture
Ragley Hall has been used as a filming location for film and television:
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 television film)[4]
- Doctor Who episode The Girl in the Fireplace (May 2006) representing the Palace of Versailles.[5]
- Within the woods (2008 student short horror film)[6]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ragley Hall) |
References
- ↑ "8th Marquess of Hertford Saved Ragley Hall House and Gardens". Warwickshire Life. 7 February 2010. http://www.warwickshirelife.co.uk/people/8th_marquess_of_hertford_saved_ragley_hall_house_and_gardens_warwickshire_life_1_1632150. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Be charmed by the elegance of Ragley Hall". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/webcams/stories/2003/09/ragley-hall-virtual-tour.shtml. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "A spring clear-out at Ragley Hall". The Telegraph. 10 Apr 2012. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/artsales/9194242/A-spring-clear-out-at-Ragley-Hall.html. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ The Scarlet Pimpernel - locations on the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Doctor Who Locations - Ragley Hall
- ↑ "Students work on Warwickshire horror film". henleynews.co.uk. 1 May 2008. http://www.henleynews.co.uk/08_05_01.html. Retrieved 19 May 2014.