The third and final post about Rippon Lea
Favourite location in the 30 day challenge - with photos from each episode in which it features
A brief look at the history of the Estate
Here are some of my photos taken on two visits to Rippon Lea in 2016. On the first visit in April we couldn’t look inside the house as they were setting up the Costume Exhibition for The Dressmaker. Costumes for which were designed by Marion Boyce. On my second visit in September I took a guided tour of the house which was excellent although it did limit my ability to take photographs, as I tried to wait until others had moved on but then I had to catch up to listen to the guide.
I missed taking photographs of a couple of rooms as I couldn’t remember them in the show, but when I watched again I recognised the wallpaper in one of them; the dining room was another - I’d forgotten about the scene between Bert and Aunt P. We couldn’t go into the main bedroom as there was a leak which had damaged the ceiling but the guide did say repairs were due to be carried out shortly. I think this was the Cleopatra bedroom.
Exterior of the house - Here I am between the two hedges which can often be seen through the windows in many scenes and the steps featured at the end of Death and Hysteria.
The tennis hut (and me) and the place where Jack teases Phryne about spiders!
The swimming pool looking towards Mr B’s fountain and featuring in many other scenes - Jack and Angela for one
The drapes in Melba Cruise’s Salon of Beauty and the verandah for Guy and Isabella’s party.
The magnificent entrance to the house from the drive.
The tennis court in its permanent position and not on the lawns at the front of the house as in Game, Set and Murder
The small courtyard garden near the kitchen as seen in the scene between Guido and Phryne in Murder and Mozzarella.
The fernery from Death and Hysteria and the stables from Murder in the Dark
The drawing room minus the piano, which I understand had been temporarily removed while various exhibitions were being staged in the house.The second photo is in the same room but the light made it difficult to photograph well. The sofa is the one on which Raymond sat when Phryne took on the role of Director. You can just see the two hedges through the window.
The hall and stairs seen for the first time in Cocaine Blues and featuring in Death and Hysteria too.
The bathroom where it all began….
The front door and the hall with doors on the left into the drawing room.
This is the small lobby to the right as you enter through the main door - seen in Death and Hysteria where the ladies are waiting before they set off on their walk with their butterfly nets. I wonder if these skis are the ones featured in Murder under the Mistletoe.
The kitchen as seen in Murder in the Dark and the bell system for the servants and the wine cellar.
Upstairs - the hall where Dot finds a piece of evidence in Death and Hysteria - looking from both ends.
… and again with the door that Jack opens and Constable Martin falls into the room.
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