Upton Hall
| Upton Hall | |
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Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
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| Type: | Country house |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK73495441 |
| Location: | 53°4’55"N, -0°54’15"W |
| History | |
| Built 1828 – 1832 | |
| For: | Thomas Wright by W J Donthome |
| Country house | |
| Greek Revival | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | British Horological Institute |
Upton Hall is a nineteenth century country house in Nottinghamshire, in Upton in the east of the county.
Today the hall is the headquarters of the British Horological Institute, as it has been since 1972. It also houses the Museum of Timekeeping consisting of a substantial collection of clocks, watches and also a library. The Museum is open to the public during seasonal summer opening hours, for special events and for pre-booked group tours.
The hall is a Grade II* listed building.[1] The property is also listed however on the 'Heritage at Risk' register [2]
History
The Hall was built in 1828 by Thomas Wright (1773-1845) a banker of Nottinghamshire. It was designed by the architect W J Donthome.[3]
The hall was purchased in 1895 by John Warwick, a brewer of the firm 'Warwick & Richardson' based in Newark. He used it as a family home. He added a Ballroom, a Billiards Room, and a further six bedrooms. In 1936 the property was bought by Sir Albert Ball, though he never took up residence there. In 1939, it was bought by a Roman Catholic college, the Holy Ghost Fathers.
The building was purchased by the British Horological Institute in 1972, and its headquarters have been there ever since.
Outside links
- British Horological Institute
- History of Upton Hall: British Horological Institute
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1179760: Upton Hall (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ Uption Hall, Nottinghamshire: Heritage at Risk
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire, 1951; 1979 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09636-1page 361