Beauchief Hall
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Beauchief Hall
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 15 Aug 2011
Beauchief Hall is a large manor house on the high ground of Beauchief. The house was built in 1671 by Edward Pegge of the Ashbourne family who had acquired the estate by marriage to Gertrude Strelley in 1648. Pegge served as Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1667 whilst resident in Pegge's cottage the house adjacent to the current hall. A fireplace in the hall shows a bust of Edward Pegge with the arms of the Pegge and Strelley families, the fire place is said to have been a gift from the Mundy family.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.329312
Longitude
-1.508222