On Saturday, June 27, the EIL students took a break from laboratory work to experience some of the local culture of Sheffield and the surrounding region. Students with faculty and staff from the Diamond (Jo Mackenzie, Laura Wilson, Matt Jacobs, and Prof. Stephen Beck) broke into two groups for a trip to either the Chatsworth House in Derbyshire or the Monsal (Bike) Trail in Bakewell. Profs. Berry and Dickerson joined the Chatworth House and Monsal Trail groups, respectively.
Chatsworth House is a stately home in the Derbyshire Dales, 4 miles north-east of Bakewell and 9 miles west of Chesterfield, England. The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, it has belonged to the Cavendish family since 1549. Jane Austen is widely believed to have modeled Mr. Darcy's estate on this grand English stately home while writing the novel Pride and Prejudice. It famously served as the filming location for Mr. Darcy’s grand residence in the 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.
The 8.5 mile Monsal Trail is a traffic-free route for walkers, runners, cyclists, horse riders and wheelchair users through spectacular limestone dales with incredible views from places like the iconic Headstone Viaduct (as often seen from Monsal Head).
No comments:
Post a Comment