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Insurer warns owners of ‘Saltburn effect’ from using stately homes for filming

Owners of historic buildings used in likes of Bridgerton warned of potential damage to possessions and reputations

Photograph: Andrea Renault/AFP/GettyThe insurer points to Netflix’s period romp Bridgerton, the third series of which returns this week and which has been filmed at several grand locations including Castle Howard in Yorkshire and Ranger’s House in Greenwich, London. It said that on the first day of filming Downton Abbey at Highclere Castle in Berkshire, a turquoise chest belonging to the Countess of Carnarvon was knocked on to the floor and broken, requiring repair at Sotheby’s. The guidance warns: “Sensitivity of the subject or theme and nature of the filming is something that should feature in the very earliest of considerations, and ideally from the outset during the initial approach.” While the net result can often be extremely positive, “there could also be an unexpected association with your property”.

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