Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire
Sutton Scarsdale Hall is a Grade I listed Georgian ruined stately home in Sutton Scarsdale, close to the town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.
Construction on the present building started in 1724 by architect Francis Smith for the 4th Earl of Scarsdale and incorperated a previous building that stood on the site.
The building was complete by 1729 on a scale and quality with nearby Chatsworth House, internally it featured both oak ornamental panels, stucco plasterwork, carved fireplaces in both marble and Blue John, and a carved mahogany staircase.
The house was purchased by Richard Arkwright Junior in 1824. He was the son of Sir Richard Arkwright who invented the water frame and had a major involvement in the cotton industry.
The Arkwright family lived in the hall until it was auctioned off in 1919, it was bought by a group of local businessmen who asset-stripped the house, this went as far as removing the roof in 1920. Some parts of the building were shipped to the United States were oak panelling from the hall is now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
In 1946, the estate was bought by Sir Osbert Sitwell of nearby Renishaw Hall, with the intention of preserving the remaining shell as a ruin. The hall was designated as a Grade I listed building in 1951, and is now in the care of English Heritage.
Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire
Sutton Scarsdale Hall is a Grade I listed Georgian ruined stately home in Sutton Scarsdale, close to the town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.
Construction on the present building started in 1724 by architect Francis Smith for the 4th Earl of Scarsdale and incorperated a previous building that stood on the site.
The building was complete by 1729 on a scale and quality with nearby Chatsworth House, internally it featured both oak ornamental panels, stucco plasterwork, carved fireplaces in both marble and Blue John, and a carved mahogany staircase.
The house was purchased by Richard Arkwright Junior in 1824. He was the son of Sir Richard Arkwright who invented the water frame and had a major involvement in the cotton industry.
The Arkwright family lived in the hall until it was auctioned off in 1919, it was bought by a group of local businessmen who asset-stripped the house, this went as far as removing the roof in 1920. Some parts of the building were shipped to the United States were oak panelling from the hall is now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
In 1946, the estate was bought by Sir Osbert Sitwell of nearby Renishaw Hall, with the intention of preserving the remaining shell as a ruin. The hall was designated as a Grade I listed building in 1951, and is now in the care of English Heritage.