Normanby Hall facts for kids
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Normanby Hall is a beautiful old English mansion, which is a very large and grand house. It is located near the village of Burton-upon-Stather, about 5 kilometers north of Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. It's a wonderful place to explore history and nature!
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The Story of Normanby Hall
Building a Grand Home
The Normanby Hall you see today was built a long time ago, between 1825 and 1830. A famous architect named Robert Smirke designed it for Sir Robert Sheffield. The Sheffield family has a very long history with this land, living here since 1539! They even had special titles like Dukes and Baronets. This new hall replaced an older building that was built in the 1600s.
A Royal Connection
One important member of the Sheffield family was John Sheffield. He became the Duke of Buckingham and Normanby in 1703. He built a magnificent house in London called Buckingham House. Later, his son, the second Duke, sold this house to King George III. Today, that house is known all over the world as Buckingham Palace, the home of the British royal family!
Changes Over Time
Normanby Hall was made even bigger and changed a bit between 1906 and 1908. An architect named Walter Brierley was in charge of these updates. The Sheffield family lived in Normanby Hall for many years, but they moved out in 1963.
Normanby Hall Today
Now, Normanby Hall is looked after by the North Lincolnshire Council. The huge area around the hall, which is about 1.4 square kilometers, is now a fantastic country park. There's so much to see and do there! You can find a restored Victorian walled garden where plants used to grow, a museum about farming, peaceful duck ponds, and a special area for deer called a deer sanctuary. There's also a lake for fishing, a fun miniature railway, and a stableyard. In the stableyard, you can see a life-size sculpture of a Horse and Rider by an artist named Harold Gosney.
Did you know that Samantha Cameron, who is the wife of the former Prime Minister, David Cameron, grew up on this very estate? Her father was the eighth Sheffield Baronet.
Images for kids
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The hall and ornamental pond
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Deer park
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Normanby Hall fishing pond
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Hall front entrance
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Hall side view
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Miniature railway station
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Country park broadleaf woodlands
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Deer sanctuary
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Old kennels
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