Spotted on my daily lock-down exercise walk April 2021
St Mary's Church, Dunstall and Dunstall Estate, Staffordshire.
St Mary’s Church and Church School were designed by Henry Clutton and built in 1852-53 for Peter Arkwright, succeeded by John Hardy, both of Dunstall Hall
The Dunstall Estate, which compromises over 1,000 acres of land, has been passed through and bought by seven different families since 1145, and Dunstall Hall, a stone Grade II listed 18th century mansion, was built on the original foundations of the old Dunstall Hall which was built in the 1600s, probably as a hunting lodge in the Royal Forest of Needwood. One of the previous owners was Charles Arkwright (High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1849), who had inherited the estate from his father, Richard Arkwright junior, the son of Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor in 1764 of the water frame (a component of the first spinning jenny).
Charles Arkwright died in 1850 childless and the estate was sold to John Hardy, later Sir John Hardy Bt. Hardy and later his son, Sir Reginald Hardy (High Sheriff 1893) carried out extensive alterations and improvements to the property. New building works included a new entrance front with a portico and new wings.
After the death of the 3rd Hardy Baronet in 1953 the estate was sold to wealthy Midlands civil engineer Sir Robert Douglas and on his death in 1997 it was sold to property developer and racecourse owner Sir Stanley Clarke.
In 2006, two years after the death of Sir Stanley Clarke, the estate was sold to bookmaker Barry Morgan, who sold Needwood Racing to Coral for several million pounds in 2005. In 2007, following renovation and refurbishment, Morgan opened the house for corporate and business events. In 2013 the house and 85 acres were for sale for £5 million. In July 2014 former Nottingham Forest Football Club's owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi bought the house for £4 Million.
Spotted on my daily lock-down exercise walk April 2021
St Mary's Church, Dunstall and Dunstall Estate, Staffordshire.
St Mary’s Church and Church School were designed by Henry Clutton and built in 1852-53 for Peter Arkwright, succeeded by John Hardy, both of Dunstall Hall
The Dunstall Estate, which compromises over 1,000 acres of land, has been passed through and bought by seven different families since 1145, and Dunstall Hall, a stone Grade II listed 18th century mansion, was built on the original foundations of the old Dunstall Hall which was built in the 1600s, probably as a hunting lodge in the Royal Forest of Needwood. One of the previous owners was Charles Arkwright (High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1849), who had inherited the estate from his father, Richard Arkwright junior, the son of Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor in 1764 of the water frame (a component of the first spinning jenny).
Charles Arkwright died in 1850 childless and the estate was sold to John Hardy, later Sir John Hardy Bt. Hardy and later his son, Sir Reginald Hardy (High Sheriff 1893) carried out extensive alterations and improvements to the property. New building works included a new entrance front with a portico and new wings.
After the death of the 3rd Hardy Baronet in 1953 the estate was sold to wealthy Midlands civil engineer Sir Robert Douglas and on his death in 1997 it was sold to property developer and racecourse owner Sir Stanley Clarke.
In 2006, two years after the death of Sir Stanley Clarke, the estate was sold to bookmaker Barry Morgan, who sold Needwood Racing to Coral for several million pounds in 2005. In 2007, following renovation and refurbishment, Morgan opened the house for corporate and business events. In 2013 the house and 85 acres were for sale for £5 million. In July 2014 former Nottingham Forest Football Club's owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi bought the house for £4 Million.