Langford Hall
| Langford Hall | |
|---|---|
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  Location in Nottinghamshire | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Langford, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°06′28″N 0°46′17″W / 53.1079°N 0.7713°W |
| Completed | c. 1774 |
| Client | Charles Slingsby Duncombe |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Carr |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Langford Hall |
| Designated | 16 January 1967 |
| Reference no. | 1046033 |
Langford Hall is a country house in Langford, Nottinghamshire, England. The house is built in the Neoclassical style and has many interesting architectural features. It is Grade II* listed and stands in 83 acres (34 ha) of parkland.
It is constructed in two storeys of red brick with ashlar dressings and standing on an ashlar plinth with a hipped slate roof. The frontage has five bays.[1]
History
The house was originally built circa 1774, probably as a hunting lodge, by John Carr of York for Charles Slingsby Duncombe (1746–1803),[2] owner of all the land in Langford. On his death it passed to his son Charles (1764–1841), who was selected High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1834. In 1832 the estate, along with that of nearby Winthorpe, was sold by the latter to Lord Middleton, who had estates in Yorkshire and owned Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire. A memorial tablet to Slingsby Duncombe, who afterwards lived in Bryanston Square, London, is on the interior wall of Langford Church.
The Middleton family owned Langford until 1925 when the estate was sold to Trinity College, Cambridge. During the period 1832–1939 the house was let and there were a number of tenants over the years. In 1853 it was the seat of Alfred Haffenden. In 1880–81 William Henry Coape Oates of Langford Hall was high sheriff. Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet[3] resided here in 1901. In 1939 at the outbreak of the war the house was requisitioned and was occupied by the Army and later the Air Force.
In 1945 the Langford estate was sold, with Langford Hall itself being purchased by Charles Roach who established the Dolphin Preparatory school. In 1967 it was designated a Grade II* listed building,[4] the school closed that same year.[5] In 1968 the building was purchased by Patrick Radford CBE,[2] who carried out a major programme of repairs completing in 1972. A large two-storey service wing was demolished[6] and the vaulted cellars filled in.
In 2009 it became the home of the Sumsion family.
See also
References
- ^ "Langford Hall, Langford". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ a b "President of Stag Furniture to sell his Langford Hall collection at Christie's South Kensington" (PDF). Christie's. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Memorials and Monuments on the Isle of Wight - People - Charles Grant Seely". Isle of Wight Memorials. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Langford Hall (1046033)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Winthorpe's Moving Staircase". Winthorpe-with-Langford Parish Council. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Building record M9164 - Langford Hall". Nottinghamshire Historic Environment Record. Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- The Life and works of John Carr of York - ISBN 0-9536574-2-6