Carnfield Hall facts for kids
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Carnfield Hall
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| General information | |
| Type | Country house |
| Location | South Normanton, Derbyshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°06′00″N 1°21′57″W / 53.0999°N 1.3657°W |
| OS grid reference | SK4257056044 |
| Owner | Graham Oliver |
| Designations | Grade II listed building |
Carnfield Hall is a beautiful old country house in Derbyshire, England. It's located near South Normanton and Alfreton. This special house is a "Grade II* listed building," which means it's very important historically. The estate around it has about ninety acres of parkland and old woods.
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A Long History
Carnfield Hall has a very long and interesting history. Documents about the estate go all the way back to the early 1300s.
The First Families
The land was first owned by the Babington family. But around 1502, they sold it to Hugh Revell. He was a younger brother from another important family.
The oldest parts of the house you see today were built in the mid-1400s. In the 1560s, Edward Revell, Hugh's son, rebuilt a big part of the house. He focused on the west-facing side.
Big Changes Over Time
Around 1710, Robert Revell made the house much bigger and better. He was a very important person in Derbyshire at the time. He added a new front entrance facing south. This part of the house has three floors and nine sections with gabled roofs. The old coach house, where horses and carriages were kept, was also built around this time. It is also a listed building.
More changes and additions were made throughout the 1800s. Because of all these updates, Carnfield Hall shows a mix of different building styles. You can see parts that look like they're from the Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Victorian periods.
New Owners and Challenges
After Edward Revell passed away in 1770, the estate went to his son, Tristam. When Tristam died in 1797, it passed to a cousin, Sir John Eardley Wilmot.
Over the years, the hall had several different owners. In 1949, it was sold to Noel Darbyshire.
In 1960, Carnfield Hall faced big problems. Damage from mining nearby caused the house to be abandoned. It started to fall apart. There was even a plan to tear it down, and another idea to turn it into a hotel.
Restoration and Today
Luckily, in 1987, an antique dealer named James Cartland bought Carnfield Hall. He worked very hard to restore the house. He also bought back some of the land around it. In 2011, Cartland sold the hall to Graham Oliver.
Today, Carnfield Hall is open for visitors! You can take a guided tour if you book in advance. The hall also hosts different events throughout the year, like plays, fairs, and nature walks. You can even rent the hall and its grounds for private parties or business events.
In March 2010, Carnfield Hall was featured on a TV show called Country House Rescue on Channel 4. The show was about helping old country houses.
See also
- Grade II* listed buildings in Bolsover (district)
- Listed buildings in South Normanton
