Shardlow Hall, Derbyshire
- Shardlow Hall, Derbyshire
Shardlow Hall is a 17th century former country house at Shardlow, Derbyshire now in use as commercial offices. It is a Grade II* listed building which is officially listed on the Buildings at Risk Register.[ [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?i83183&mode=quick English Heritage: Images of England, architectural description of listed building] ] .]The house was built in 1684 for Leonard Fosbrooke, originally to an H-plan design with two storeys with parapets and a six bay entrance front. A series of six Leonard Fosbrooke succeeded to the estate, two of whom served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire [ "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland" John Burke (1835) Fosbrooke of Shardlow p627 Google Books] . A new seven bayed west garden front was constructed in 1726 and in the late 18th century the entance front was extended by the creation of single storey wings each terminating in a pedimented two storey pavilion.The Fosbrookes moved to Ravenstone Hall and in 1826 sold the house to James Sutton of Shardlow (High Sheriff) in 1842.
The house ceased use as a residence and was occupied by Shardlow Hall School from 1911 to 1933.
More recently it has been used as commercial offices.
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