Kingston Hall is a country house in Kingston on Soar, Nottinghamshire.[1]
| Kingston Hall | |
|---|---|
 2015 | |
  Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kingston on Soar |
| Town or city | Nottingham |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°50′45″N 1°14′56″W / 52.845958°N 1.248812°W |
| Construction started | 1842 |
| Completed | 1846 |
| Client | Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Edward Blore |
It was built between 1842 and 1846 to designs by the architect Edward Blore[2] for Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper. It was made a Grade II listed building in 1987.[3]
The grounds of Kingston Hall contains a Grade II listed Pavilion and a Grade II listed stable block.
In 1916 it was the birthplace of Lavinia Mary Strutt, (later Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk), daughter of Algernon Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper and his wife, Eva Strutt.
It was subdivided into separate apartments in 1977.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Nottinghamshire. History, directory and gazetteer of the county... White Francis. 1864
- ^ The Georgian Group journal, Georgian Group. London. 2009
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1242098)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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