North Lees Hall

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North Lees Hall is a historic 16th-century manor house in the Peak District, often cited as an inspiration for Thornfield Hall in Charlotte Brontë’s "Jane Eyre."

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North Lees Estate 1
North Lees Hall canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic building
manor house
associatedWith Charlotte Brontë
constructionStartDate 16th century
country United Kingdom
hasArchitecturalStyle Elizabethan architecture
Tudor architecture
hasCulturalSignificance example of 16th-century Peak District gentry house
hasFeature gabled roof
mullioned windows
stone fireplaces
hasHeritageStatus of regional historical importance
hasLiterarySignificance possible model for Thornfield Hall in Jane Eyre
hasNumberOfStoreys 3
hasPart battlements
tower
turrets
hasUse tourist attraction
hasViewOf Stanage Edge
heritageDesignation listed building
inspired Thornfield Hall
literaryAssociation Jane Eyre
locatedIn Derbyshire
England
Peak District
Peak District
surface form: Peak District National Park

United Kingdom
locatedNear Hathersage
materialUsed stone
notableWorkInspirationFor Jane Eyre
openToPublic partially
partOf North Lees Hall self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Lees Estate
region East Midlands
surroundedBy moorland
woodland
usedFor holiday accommodation
residential purposes

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Hathersage hasNotableSite North Lees Hall
North Lees Hall partOf North Lees Hall self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: North Lees Estate