Sutton Park, North Yorkshire facts for kids
Sutton Park is a beautiful old house in North Yorkshire, England. It was built in the 1700s. This makes it an 18th-century house. It is near a village called Sutton-on-the-Forest. The city of York is about 10 miles away.
Sutton Park is a very important building. It is a Grade I listed building. This means it has special historical value. You can visit the house at certain times of the year. It is the home of Sir Reginald Sheffield, 8th Baronet and Lady Sheffield. Sir Reginald is the father of Samantha Cameron. She is married to David Cameron, who used to be the Prime Minister.
The house was also used in the TV show Gentleman Jack. It was the home of a character named Ann Walker.
History of Sutton Park
Sutton Park was built a long time ago, in 1730. It was designed in a style called Georgian architecture. This style was popular when King George I, II, and III ruled England.
Later, around 1750, a man named Phillip Harland owned the house. He had an architect named Thomas Atkinson make some changes. The house is famous for its amazing plasterwork. This is decorative art made from plaster. An artist named Cortese created these designs.
In 1963, the Sheffield family bought Sutton Park. They moved their family and many valuable art pieces here. They came from their old family home, Normanby Hall, in North Lincolnshire.
Outside the House
Sutton Park is made of red bricks. It looks like a grand villa. A villa is a large, fancy country house. The main part of the house is in the middle. On each side, there are two smaller buildings. These are connected to the main house by rows of columns. These rows are called colonnades.
The smaller buildings have special windows. They are called Venetian-style windows. These windows have three parts. They look out over the beautiful gardens of the house.
Inside the House
The inside of Sutton Park is full of amazing plasterwork. This is decorative art made from plaster. It was designed by an artist named Giuseppe Cortese. You can see this beautiful work all over the house.
The entrance hall has a lot of this plasterwork. It is in the Rococo style. This style is very fancy and uses lots of curves and natural shapes. In the library, the plasterwork shows designs of different fruits.
In 2015, some old photos were found. They showed that a room in Sutton Park has special wooden panels. It also has a fireplace from another old house. This house was called Potternewton Hall in Leeds. This was the family home of Olive Middleton. She was the great-grandmother of Catherine, Princess of Wales. The panels and fireplace were designed by Henry Flitcroft in the 1720s.
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