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==Hammerwood today== The house and gardens have been open to the public since 1983.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hammerwood Park :: Visiting|url=http://hammerwoodpark.co.uk/1432/|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070221/http://hammerwoodpark.co.uk/1432/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Guided tours focus upon the historical context of the house, the ancient mythological and religious origins of the Greek Revival, connections with [[Freemasonry]], the [[British Agricultural Revolution|Agricultural Revolution]], the [[Picturesque]] movement, and issues of interpretation of the [[Borghese Vase]], scenes from which are transcribed in [[Coade stone]] plaques in the porticos, and the Parthenon Frieze. An extensive musical instrument collection is used for an annual programme of concerts, and the keyboards are tuned to an [[Musical temperament|unequal temperament]], upon which composers of the [[Classical period (music)|Classical]] and [[Romantic music|Romantic]] eras relied.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hammerwood organs specification|url=http://www.hammerwood.mistral.co.uk/concerts.htm|website=hammerwood.mistral.co.uk|accessdate=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hammerwood Park :: Concerts|url=http://hammerwoodpark.co.uk/6123/|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091415/http://hammerwoodpark.co.uk/6123/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[File:CherylColeHammerwood.jpg|thumb|[[Cheryl Cole]] in interview with [[Steve Jones (Welsh presenter)|Steve Jones]] at Hammerwood during the filming of her [[music video]] for [[The Flood (Cheryl Cole song)|The Flood]]]] The estate is used regularly as a [[filming location|film location]] for TV, feature films, fashion and photography. Films have included the 2007 horror movie ''[[Knife Edge (film)|Knife Edge]]'', the 2010 film ''[[London Boulevard]]'' starring [[Colin Farrell]] and [[Keira Knightley]],<ref>{{cite web|title=London Boulevard (2010) filming locations|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213648/locations|website=IMDb|accessdate=9 August 2015}}</ref> and work by [[Led Zeppelin]], [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]], [[Victoria Beckham]], [[Melanie C]], and [[Cheryl Cole]]. It served as the setting for the 1998 narcotics documentary ''[[Sacred Weeds]]''. Hammerwood has also been used for fashion shoots and photography for [[Prada]], [[John Lewis (department store)|John Lewis]] catalogues, [[Tim Walker]] for ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' and editorials for other magazines (including, amongst others, ''[[Country Life (magazine)|Country Life]]'').<ref>{{cite web|title=Hammerwood Park :: Filming|url=http://hammerwoodpark.co.uk/6640/|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331083649/http://hammerwoodpark.co.uk/6640/|archive-date=31 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It served as the location for [[Beyoncé]]’s September 2018 [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] cover shoot.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hammerwood Park :: Filming|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BmI27Y9lc78/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/beyonce/1839962023544606460_1839961975511511389 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|accessdate=26 August 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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