Staveley Hall [8 photos] in SK43387490 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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Staveley Hall

Staveley Hall in its present form was built by Sir Peter Frecheville in 1604. Before the current building there have been buildings on this site for over 700 years. A brief history of the building and its ownership follows:
* Hascuit de Musard was awarded the Manor of Staveley after the Norman Conquest of 1066.
* In 1306 the Musard family died out and Ralph de Frecheville became the new Lord.
* The Frechevilles lived in the Hall until they died out in 1682. In 1603 Sir Peter de Frecheville was knighted by James 1 at Worksop and he wished to make Staveley Hall a suitable residence for a knight and Justice of the Peace.
* The architect of Sir Peter de Frechevilles house is not known but may well be Huntingdon Smithson - the architect employed by the Cavendish's at Bolsover Castle.
* In 1682 and the house was sold to the Cavendish family. James Cavendish died in 1751 and the Hall and Park reverted to The Duke of Devonshire.
* In 1756 the Rector of Staveley managed to persuade the Duke of Devonshire to allow his son (and then a series of clerics) to live there.
* It remained as a rectory until bought by Staveley Urban District Council in 1967.
* The Hall was designated by English Heritage as a listed building (grade II) in 1974.
* Upon Local Government reorganisation in 1974 ownership passed to Chesterfield Borough Council and it was eventually bought by Staveley Town Council.
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. Staveley Hall is also covered in the books Pevsner's "Buildings of England" and Craven & Stanley's "The Derbyshire Country House Vol II".

by Dave Bevis

Created: Thu, 9 Apr 2015, Updated: Mon, 13 Apr 2015

8 images use this description: (all images taken in 2015)

SK4374 : Staveley - Staveley Hall - Frecheville coat-of-arms and doorway arch by Dave Bevis

SK4374 : Staveley - Staveley Hall - from NE by Dave Bevis

SK4374 : Staveley - Staveley Hall - front doors by Dave Bevis

SK4374 : Staveley - Staveley Hall - from E - close by Dave Bevis

SK4374 : Staveley - Staveley Hall - from SE by Dave Bevis

SK4374 : Staveley - Staveley Hall - front entrance by Dave Bevis

SK4374 : Staveley - Staveley Hall - from E - far by Dave Bevis

SK4374 : Staveley - Staveley Hall - Frecheville coat-of-arms by Dave Bevis

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