Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Sutton Cum Duckmanton, Derbyshire

This country house was built in 1724 by Francis Smith of Warwick for Nicholas, Earl of Scarsdale. It is built in the Palladian style of architecture. The interior was dismantled in c1920 and some of the rooms are preserved in the Philadelphia Museum in America. It is now a ruin but the outer walls remain virtually intact and many of the inner walls also survive. This site is now in the care of English Heritage (2010). Read detailed archaeological description.

Location

Derbyshire Sutton Cum Duckmanton

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Tags

english heritage architecture ruin palladian