The Chatsworth House Trust was established in 1981 and endowed by the Devonshire family. A registered charity, its principal purpose is the long term preservation of the house, its art collection, garden, woodlands and park for the benefit of the public.

When was Chatsworth built?

1687 Chatsworth House/Construction started

What Stone is Chatsworth House built from?

Local limestone All the new stone used to repair the house came from the same quarry that provided the stone for the 1820s project. Twenty-one two-metre-high (6ft) urns on the roof were restored and 1.5 tonnes of lime mortar was used to repoint the facades of the house.

Is Pemberley real?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Pemberley is the fictional country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy, the male protagonist in Jane Austens 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. It is located near the fictional town of Lambton, and believed by some to be based on Lyme Park, south of Disley in Cheshire.