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£ 2,500,000
8 bedroom detached house for sale
Church Drive NG15 Nottingham
· 8 Bedrooms · 4 Baths · House
Church Drive NG15 Nottingham · 8 Bedrooms · 4 Baths · House
Historical NoteOnce part of Newstead Abbey, an Augustine Monastery until the Dissolution, Papplewick Estate was purchased by Sir John Byron for the sum of £810 in May 1540.Frederick Montagu acquired the estate during the 18th century having been Lord Treasurer of England and had Papplewick Hall built in 1787, probably by the Architect, William Lindley of Doncaster.The Hon Frederick Montagu never married and left the estate to a niece, Catherine Fontayne. At this time the estate comprised approximately 1,750 acresFollowing the First World War Papplewick Hall was purchased by Alderman Albert Ball, father of the flying ace Captain Albert Ball VC for the sum of £136,410 (Equivalent to £8 million today)Papplewick HallListed Grade I being architectural and historic interest, Papplewick Hall is built over four storeys of mellow Mansfield stone under a hipped slate roof. The handsome symmetrical facades with Georgian sash windows are reminiscent of the Adam Style. Internally the Hall combines
Historical NoteOnce part of Newstead Abbey, an Augustine Monastery until the Dissolution, Papplewick Estate was purchased by Sir John Byron for the sum of £810 in May 1540.Frederick Montagu acquired the estate during the 18th century having been Lord Treasurer of England and had Papplewick Hall built in 1787, probably by the Architect, William Lindley of Doncaster.The Hon Frederick Montagu never married and left the estate to a niece, Catherine Fontayne. At this time the estate comprised approximately 1,750 acresFollowing the First World War Papplewick Hall was purchased by Alderman Albert Ball, father of the flying ace Captain Albert Ball VC for the sum of £136,410 (Equivalent to £8 million today)Papplewick HallListed Grade I being architectural and historic interest, Papplewick Hall is built over four storeys of mellow Mansfield stone under a hipped slate roof. The handsome symmetrical facades with Georgian sash windows are reminiscent of the Adam Style. Internally the Hall combines
£ 2,500,000