Here at Whitworth we are working with Historic England to plan restorations to River House. The Kersey Bell has been temporarily renamed ‘The Queen’s Arms’. River House will be one of several historic Kersey buildings to be featured in The Magpie Murders, and the series will also include the village pub. As an aside, ‘Lovejoy’ is a fascinating record of a great number of historic Suffolk buildings, and is well worth hunting down for any fans of the rich tapestry of Suffolk’s architectural heritage. The first episode of the BBC series ‘Lovejoy’ (starring Ian McShane) featured the building, and the ford in front of it, in a scene that set up the long-running semi-romance between Lovejoy and Lady Jane. This Grade II listed Elizabethan house is an iconic Suffolk building that has graced television and cinema screens many times before. River House in Kersey has been unoccupied for around thirty years. This quintessentially English manor house, in the picturesque Suffolk village of Kersey, has a fascinating story of its own.

The Magpie Murders will feature River House, a historic building that we have been involved with for several years. As historic building consultants, we are naturally drawn to historic buildings, and we are proud to have worked on several of the properties featured on screen. The Dig showcased the beautiful Suffolk countryside, a theme also celebrated extensively in the incredibly successful BBC series ‘The Detectorists’ (despite the fact the story was set in Essex).īut it’s the buildings that feature in these films and television programmes that connect Whitworth to their stories. In January Netflix premiered ‘The Dig’, a film starring Ipswich-born actor Ralph Fiennes. Suffolk has been notably increasing in popularity as a filming location for both television and film in recent years. The Magpie Murders is currently being adapted for television by Eleventh Hour films for Britbox and will be premiered around the world in 2022, including on the popular PBS networking in the USA.Īnthony Horowitz has written with passion and affection for Suffolk for many years, and continues to celebrate this historic county on his own blog and in the articles he contributes to The Telegraph newspaper. The Magpie Murders is a Sunday Times bestseller crime thriller written by Anthony Horowitz. Last Updated on JanuRiver House in Kersey, Suffolk

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