Butterley Hall
| Butterley Hall | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK404513 |
| Location: | 53°3’30"N, 1°23’52"W |
| History | |
| Built Late 18th century | |
| Country house | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Converted to offices |
| Owned by: | Derbyshire Constabulary |
Butterley Hall is a modest 18th-century country house near Ripley, Derbyshire. Once the seat of a series of prominent local families, it is now the site of the headquarters of the Derbyshire Constabulary, based in the house and in modern buildings on the estate. The house is a Grade II listed building.[1]
The house is now overshadowed by the modern buildings of the constabulary standing about it. It is a two-storey, attic gabled eight-bayed house that was built in the late 18th century for the Home family.
History
The manor of Butterley was owned by Darley Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century.
The house was built in the late 18th century for the Home family but was sold in 1790 to Francis Beresford for occupation by Benjamin Outram, founder of the Butterley Company. The Hall was the 1803 birthplace of General Sir James Outram of the Indian Army. Following Benjamin Outram's death in 1805 his business partner William Jessop took residence. His grandson, also William Jessop of Butterley Hall, was Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1878.
The house later became the head office of the Butterley Company before it was acquired by Derbyshire Police.
References
- History of Butterley (Parish of Pentrich): 'Magna Britannia', Vol 5 Derbyshire (1817)
