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Renishaw Hall is a country house near Eckington, Derbyshire. It has been the home of the Sitwell family for nearly 400 years. The house was built in 1625 by George Sitwell who, in 1653, was High Sheriff of Derbyshire. The Sitwell fortune was made as colliery owners and ironmasters from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Substantial alterations and the addition of the west and east ranges were made to the building by Joseph Badger of Sheffield between 1793 and 1808 and further alterations were made in 1908 by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The house was built in stages and has an irregular plan. It is constructed in ashlar and coursed rubble coal measures sandstone with crenelated parapets with pinnacles. It has pitched slate roofs. Between 1886 and 1936, Sir George Sitwell created what is today one of the most important classical Italianate gardens in Britain. The famous literary trio, Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell were all patrons of the arts and played a significant part in the artistic and literary world at the beginning of the 20th century. The house is within the council area of North East Derbyshire (Derbyshire).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1054857.

Place Type: Jacobean House
Historic County: Derbyshire
Lat, Long: 53.302494,-1.3445924
Grid Reference: SK 4377 7859
Civil Parish: Eckington CP
Council Area: North East Derbyshire CA (Derbyshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Derbyshire PA

GBPN ID: 319303
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Renishaw_Hall,_Derbyshire_319303

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