Thornfield Hall

An isolated mansion of unspecified size, the house has a number of apparently unused rooms that become important to the narrative during the Bertha Mason passages.

The Hall's gloomy character also expresses and amplifies the sense of Mr. Rochester's depression and malaise before he falls in love with Jane.

In contrast, the grounds surrounding Thornfield are sublime and healthful to the novel's many troubled characters and serve as a backdrop to many happier scenes.

[4][5] Other locations include Ripley Castle, Yorks, in 1970;[6] Renishaw Hall, Derby, in 1973;[7] and Deene Park, Northampton, in 1983.

[9] Loseley Park, in Surrey, depicted Thornfield Hall in the 2006 film adaptation of Wide Sargasso Sea, the Jane Eyre prequel by Jean Rhys.