Historic houses · East Midlands
Brocksford Hall
Brocksford Hall — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Colin Pyle — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Brocksford Hall is a Grade II*-listed building in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Brocksford Hall is a country house about one mile (1.6 km) east of Doveridge village, in the south west corner of Derbyshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house was built in 1893 for Charles William Jervis Smith and designed by the Chester architectural practice of Douglas and Fordham. The headmaster of Birkdale School, Mr John Gibson Roberts, moved Birkdale pupils evacuated to Derbyshire during the Second World War into Brocksford Hall after the war. Birkdale continued at Oakbrook under another headmaster. Magfern Estates purchased the hall and 35 acre of the estate in 1994. The hall and original outbuildings were converted into private apartments and houses. The later additional outbuildings for the school were demolished.
Architecture
The house was built in Jacobethan style and constructed in Ruabon red brick with much blue brick diapering and Hollington stone dressings.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.8986, -1.8073
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Doveridge
- Postcode
- DE6 5JW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
Sources
- wikidata: Q4972863 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brocksford Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brocksford Hall?
- Brocksford Hall is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE6 5JW), in the parish of Doveridge.
- Is Brocksford Hall a listed building?
- Brocksford Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Brocksford Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DE6 5JW. It sits within the Derbyshire Dales parliamentary constituency.