Nottinghamshire’s Famous Houses
- By Hawley & Rodgers
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- 13 Dec, 2018
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Sitting comfortably in the East Midlands just north of
Leicester, Nottinghamshire is arguably most famous for Sherwood Forest and the
legend of Robin Hood. But there are plenty of grand buildings and architecture
to see too, from Nottingham Castle to the Cathedral and Theatre Royal. Here, we
will focus on houses, and the many grand buildings occupied throughout history.
Read on to find out more about just a few of Nottingham’s finest homes.
Newstead Abbey
Formerly an Augustinian priory, Newstead Abbey was converted into a domestic home in the 1530s, and was once the ancestral home of Lord Byron. Nowadays it houses an impressive collection of items, including paintings, letters, maps and photographs, plus stunning rooms like the Great Hall or Gothic Revival Library. There’s plenty outside the abbey too, with 300 acres of parkland, a lake, ponds and walled gardens.
Wollaton Hall
Built in 1588, the Grade I listed Wollaton Hall has no less than 500 acres of grounds, including grassland, wetlands and roaming red and fallow deer. The house is equally impressive, and has been home to Nottingham’s Natural History Museum since 1926. It houses a collection of over 750,000 objects, including fossils, minerals, shells and taxidermy. Guided tours are available too, exploring everything from the grand Prospect Room to the Tudor kitchen in the basement.
Holme Pierrepont Hall
This Grade I listed Tudor manor house sits in the midst of a 30 acre estate and plays host to a number of weddings and events. The house and gardens are open to the public on selected dates throughout the year, and there’s also a tea room situated in the house ballroom. The house has five reception rooms to explore, all decorated with family portraits and antique furniture - and if you choose Holme Pierrepont for your wedding venue, you and your guests can have the house and grounds all to yourself.
Mr Straw’s House
Step back in time inside this seemingly ‘ordinary’ house to discover how a grocer’s family lived during the 1920s. Mr Straw’s house has remained virtually untouched since 1923, and contains an abundance of original furniture, household objects and ordinary domestic items. Number 7 Blyth Grove is the house address, and the neighbouring house at Number 5 displays further objects usually hidden away in drawers or cupboards. There’s also a well tended garden to visit, alongside greenhouse and a collection of fruit trees used by the family to make jams and other preserves.
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