Here at Historic England, we love heritage and we love our movies, so to celebrate Valentine’s day we thought we would look at some of the historic places that have provided a backdrop to some of our favourite romance films.
Written by Paul Backhouse, Head of Imaging at Historic England.
The Princess Bride
Penshurst Place, Kent. Grade I listed.
Baron’s Hall at Penshurst Place © Penshurst Place & Gardens
In the climactic scene of this timeless romance, Inogo Montoya utters the immortal lines “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
The ensuing swordfight was filmed in the Baron’s Hall of Penshurst Place.
The house is built in sandstone of varying colours with the oldest part, Baron’s Hall built in 1341 and the second hall, known as the Buckingham Wing, added in the mid 15th Century.
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