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Bretton, Derbyshire is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. [1] [2] Set on a ridge with a panoramic view, it has few inhabitants but boasts a pub called the Barrel Inn, and the Bretton youth hostel. The hamlet lies above Bretton Clough, a narrow, steep-sided valley which Bretton Brook runs through. [3]
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Oakhurst House is a derelict building in Shining Cliff Woods above the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire. The house was rebuilt in 1848 by Francis Hurt behind his iron forge in Ambergate. It was occupied by the Johnson family of industrialists for many years who were benefactors in the local area, building the parish church of St. Anne at ...
This is intended to be as full a list as possible of country houses, castles, palaces, other stately homes, and manor houses in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands; any architecturally notable building which has served as a residence for a significant family or a notable figure in history.
After an incomplete 25-year restoration, Jowitt died, and the house was offered for sale in 2008, with a guide price of £2.75 million, [1] but not sold until 2009 for £2.5 million [3] to a local couple, Steve and Natalie Drury, who have spent a further £1.5 million completing the restoration. [3]
This is a partial list of country houses in Derbyshire which have been demolished: Appleby Hall, demolished 1920s; Aston Lodge, Aston-on-Trent, demolished 1933 (see Joseph Greaves) Chaddesden Hall, Chaddesden, demolished 1920s; Chilcote Hall; Drakelow Hall, demolished (see Gresley baronets) Darley Abbey Hall, demolished 1962
Frederick Craven died in April 1884 [3] and the house was put up for sale in 1895. In 1896, George Marples, a Sheffield businessman and lawyer, extended the house to nearly its present form, built lodges and cottages, landscaped the park and gardens, added his own private railway station, and acquired the Watson buffet fountain from Chatsworth ...
In 1926, the Hall was sold to Derbyshire County Council and was run as Bretby Hall Hospital until 28 February 1997. It opened as a sanatorium to treat children but became an orthopaedic centre. The hall was sold to a private developer and converted to luxury apartments and suites. [3] See https://www.bretbyhall.com