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Renishaw Hall

Grade I listed historic house museum in North East Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Summary

Grade I listed historic house museum in North East Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Field	Value
image	Renishaw Hall.JPG
caption	Renishaw Hall and fountain
name	Renishaw Hall
location_city	Renishaw, Derbyshire
location_country	England
client	George Sitwell
map_type	Derbyshire
map_caption	Location within Derbyshire
coordinates
completion_date	1625
embed	yes
designation1	Grade I
designation1_offname	Renishaw Hall
designation1_date	25 October 1951
designation1_number	1054857
designation2	Historic garden
designation2_offname	Renishaw Hall
designation2_date	4 August 1984
designation2_number	1000683 }}

Renishaw Hall is a country house in Renishaw in the parish of Eckington in Derbyshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and has been the home of the Sitwell family for nearly 400 years. The hall is southeast of Sheffield, and north of Renishaw village, which is northeast of Chesterfield.

History

The house was built in 1625 by George Sitwell (1601–1667) who, in 1653, was High Sheriff of Derbyshire. The Sitwell fortune was made as colliery owners and ironmasters from the 17th to the 20th centuries.

Substantial alterations and the addition of the west and east ranges were made to the building for Sir Sitwell Sitwell by Joseph Badger of Sheffield between 1793 and 1808 and further alterations were made in 1908 by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Renishaw had two owners between 1862 (when Sir George Sitwell succeeded in his infancy) and 1965, when Sir Osbert Sitwell (brother of Edith) gave the house to his nephew, Sir Reresby Sitwell, 7th Baronet. The 7th Baronet was the eldest son of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell and owned the hall from 1965 until 2009 when he bequeathed it to his daughter, Alexandra Hayward.

Architecture

The house was built in stages and has an irregular plan. It is constructed in ashlar and coursed rubble coal measures sandstone with crenellated parapets with pinnacles. It has pitched slate roofs.

Gardens

The gardens, including an Italianate garden laid out by Sir George Sitwell (1860–1943), are open to the public. The hall is open for groups by private arrangement. The park is listed in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England as Grade II*.

References

{{National Heritage List for England
{{NHLE
Sitwell, Reresby. (2001). "Renishaw Hall and the Sitwells". Derbyshire Countryside Ltd.
"Renishaw Hall, Sheffield, England". Parks and Gardens.

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