Lowood School children in Jane Eyre 2006

Belter Today reports a very brief account of how the Lowood scenes in the new BBC Jane Eyre production were shooted in Bolsover Castle.

STUDENTS from Ripley Academy of Dance and Drama have enjoyed several days on location filming Jane Eyre at Bolsover Castle.
Many of the children were from Belper, including Shannon Moore, Bethany and Courtney McAtee and Hannah and Amy Fildes.The aspiring actors were cast as students for the fictitious Lowood School, while others took on the roles of kitchen, scullery maids and teachers.Principal of the academy Diane Fleming said: "They had a great time dressed in 1800s style costumes, including bonnets and nightdresses."

More info about this production in this post (and links therein).

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