Wilton House

On the N bank of the River Nadder,
at the village of Wilton,
just W of Salisbury, Wiltshire (see map and satellite image).

References:

A Catalogue of the paintings & drawings in the collection at Wilton House, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 16th Earl of Pembroke, 1968, [TCD] 708.23 WIL +K8, [EUL] F.7082 Pem.
Guide book to Wilton House, pub during time of the 15th Earl (pre-1960).
Sources yet to be consulted:
- Statues at Wilton [perhaps 18th cent., seen in Wilton House library]
- Wilton in Fifteen Famous English Homes, Randolph Spencer Churchill, 1954, [EUL] 7288(42) Chu.
- Wilton in The Renaissance Garden in England, Roy Strong, 1979.

Wilton House. E facade.
Photo 2003. See full size.

Wilton Abbey, 9th cent. nunnery,
replaced by 12th cent. Abbey, Benedictine nuns,
dissolved 1536,
granted to 1st Earl of Pembroke by 1544,
he built the first Wilton House 1540s,

rebuilt by 4th Earl of Pembroke from 1635,
he set up formal gardens, and planted the Cedars of Lebanon,

formal gardens removed and grounds landscaped by 9th Earl in mid-1700s,
he built the Palladian Bridge 1737,
the Riding School built by 10th Earl 1755,
Wilton altered by 11th Earl 1801-16,
gardens and fountains added by 17th Earl,
still seat of Earl of Pembroke.

Wilton House, the S facade (facing the bridge and the river)

Wilton House, the E facade (containing the oldest part, the Clock Tower)

Wilton House, the N facade (the modern entrance)

Wilton House.
Entrance to N. Palladian Bridge to S.
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From Google Maps.

Wilton House from the air. From the W.
Photo 2006. See full size.
From Neil Gotadoro. Used with permission.

Wilton House, 1870.
See full size.
From Liam Quin's "Pictures From Old Books" site.

Wilton House. S facade on left, E facade on right.
Photo 2003. See full size.

Video of Wilton House and Salisbury Cathedral.
From here.

Movie scenes shot in Wilton

Arranged by the film director, the 17th Earl:

Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
John Cleese's Romance with a Double Bass (1974)
Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976) starring Richard Harris
- Includes outdoor scene of S front from river with Palladian Bridge, also Double Cube Room with group portrait, all before opening credits.
John Mortimer's A Voyage Round my Father (1982)
Mel Gibson's The Bounty (1984)
The Madness of King George (1994)
- See 10th Earl.
Emma Thompson's Sense and Sensibility (1995)
- Includes ball scene in Double Cube Room with group portrait.
Mrs. Brown (1997)
- Has Queen Victoria at her desk, in Double Cube Room with group portrait.

Arranged under the 18th Earl:

Pride & Prejudice (2005) with Keira Knightley.
- The Double Cube Room with group portrait stands in for the interior of Mr. Darcy's house Pemberley.
- Locations
- Filming at Wilton (and here)

The ball scene in Sense and Sensibility (1995).
Shows Double Cube Room with group portrait.

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