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Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire
Sutton Scarsdale Hall was built in the Baroque style on the site of an existing house between 1724 and 1729 for the 4th Earl of Scarsdale. The ruins of the hall were saved from demolition by the writer Sir Osbert Sitwell, who bought it in 1946 after he had heard of the impending sale to dismantle the stonework. In 1970 descendants of the Sitwells persuaded the Department of the Environment to take the building into guardianship and preserve it for the nation. A recent programme of works has been undertaken by English Heritage to preserve and protect the fragments of the original stucco interior.
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Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire
Sutton Scarsdale Hall was built in the Baroque style on the site of an existing house between 1724 and 1729 for the 4th Earl of Scarsdale. The ruins of the hall were saved from demolition by the writer Sir Osbert Sitwell, who bought it in 1946 after he had heard of the impending sale to dismantle the stonework. In 1970 descendants of the Sitwells persuaded the Department of the Environment to take the building into guardianship and preserve it for the nation. A recent programme of works has been undertaken by English Heritage to preserve and protect the fragments of the original stucco interior.
Image dimensions: 4752 x 3168 pixels