I was early for my hospital visit the other day so I took a detour to the village of Sutton Scarsdale, a couple of miles from the hospital. In Sutton Scarsdale there is an impressive building that would perhaps be classed as a stately home, if a stately home can be a ruin. A grand residence built in the 1700’s for xxx and occupied by various residents through the years. There are rumors that one owner was the model for Sir Clifford Chatterley in D.H. Lawrence’s novel Lady Chatterly’s Lover (D.H. Lawrence being a local lad).
The hall was sold off in 1919 to be stripped of its contents and to be used for building materials. Some of the interiors were shipped to the USA and apparently still reside there in museums in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Now all that remains of the hall is a bare shell – just the masonry, no windows, no doors.
It must have been impressive in its day, it is still quite a structure.
The hall was sold off in 1919 to be stripped of its contents and to be used for building materials. Some of the interiors were shipped to the USA and apparently still reside there in museums in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Now all that remains of the hall is a bare shell – just the masonry, no windows, no doors.
1 comment:
Hiya Steve
Never heard of the place but sounds interesting.
Give us a call and come down to Cornwall if you're still in the UK.
Cheers
Mike and cate and Joe.
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