Haddon Hall

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Heddon

In the civil parish of Nether Haddon.
In the historic county of Derbyshire (Modern Authority of Derbyshire, 1974 county of Derbyshire).

Large double courtyard, fortified manor house. Seat of the Dukes of Rutland and built by the Vernon family. Fragments of C12 work but mainly of two periods with the upper courtyard built mainly in the second quarter of Cl4 and the lower courtyard built mostly in C15, but also with major refashionings and alterations of C16 and C17 and a major restoration between 1920 and 1930. `The English castle par excellence' - Pevsner. In 1195 was granted a licence, by his mense lord, John, Count of Mortain (Later King John), to enclose the house with a 12ft uncrenellated wall, possibly this licence (more supportive than permissive) was required because of local jealousies.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Major remains.

A supposed Uncertain licence to crenellate was granted in c. 1194.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK23506636

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 311206

• Web site links
  • http://www.haddonhall.co.uk/
    http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/manor%20houses/haddon%20hall.htm
    http://www.touruk.co.uk/houses/housederby_haddon.htm
    http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/119/haddonhall.htm
    http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/Tilley/VolumeI/HaddonHall.html
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p20-21
    Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p383
    Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p50
    Smith, Michael E., 1992, Castles and Manor Houses in and around Derbyshire (Derby)
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p111
    Pevsner, Nikolaus revised by Elizabeth Williamson, 1978, Buildings of England: Derbyshire (Harmondsworth) p141-45
    Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
    Thompson, A. Hamilton, 1912, Military architecture in England during the Middle Ages (OUP) p340, 342-5
    Gotch, J. Alfred, 1909, The Growth of the English House (London: Batsford) p47-53
    Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol3 (London) p102-10
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p220-2
    Lysons, D. and S., 1817, Magna Britannia Vol5 Derbyshire p. ccxxxvii-viii and plates [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.asp?pubid=405]
• Journal Articles
  • Coulson, C., 1994, 'Freedom to Crenellate by Licence - An Historiographical Revision' Nottingham Medieval Studies Vol38 p105
    Faulkner, P.A., 1963, 'Haddon Hall and Bolsover Castle' The Royal Archaeological Institute Journal Vol118 p188-98
    Hussey, Christopher, 1949, 'Haddon Hall' Country Life p1651-6, 1742-6, 1814-18, 1884-8
    1901, Country Life Vol9 p693-705
    Carrington, W.A., 1900, 'Haddon: the hall, the manor and its lords' Derbyshire Archaeological Journal Vol22
    Hope, 1914, Archaeological Journal Vol71 p402-3
    [Statham], 1889, The Builder Vol56 p21-5
    Duesbury, 1852, Journal of the British Architectural Association Vol7 p284-95
    King, Edward, 1782, Archaeolgia Vol6 p346-59
• Guidebooks
  • Anon, n.d. [later than 1990] Haddon Hall Bakewell, Derbyshire (Beric Tempest)
    Mantell, K.H., 1990, Haddon Hall (Derby: English Life Publications)
    Mantell, K.H., n.d.[1960's], Haddon Hall (Derby: English Life Publications)
    Le Blanc-Smith, 1906, Haddon the Manor, etc (London)
    Cheetham, F.H., 1904, Haddon Hall (London and Manchester)
• Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
  • Historical Manuscripts Commission, xxiv (MSS. of Duke of Rutland) iv, 24, No. 19c.
• Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
  • William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/lincseng.html#derb8]