Richard Curzon, 2nd Viscount Scarsdale
Richard Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Viscount Scarsdale,, was an English peer and landowner, a member of the House of Lords for more than fifty years.
Kedleston Hall
Kedleston Hall is a neo-classical manor house owned by the National Trust, and seat of the Curzon family, located in Kedleston, Derbyshire, approximately 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Derby. The medieval village of Kedleston was moved in 1759 by Nathaniel Curzon to make way for the manor. All that remains of the original village is the 12th century All Saints Church, Kedleston.
Kedleston Hall, the south front
Kedleston Hall was Brettingham's opportunity to prove himself capable of designing a house to rival Holkham Hall. The opportunity was taken from him by Robert Adam who completed the North front (above) much as Brettingham designed it, but with a more dramatic portico.
A cross section through the hall and saloon
Marble Hall 1763, decoration completed in 1776-7