Staunton Harold Hall
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Staunton Harold Hall
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 15 Sep 2015
The present hall was originally a Jacobean building constructed for Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers as a family seat for the newly ennobled Shirley family and remained so until the 20th century. The hall was rebuilt in its present form in 1763 for Washington Shirley, 5th Earl Ferrers. It is a Georgian two-storey brick house with stone dressings in the form of a square enclosing a quadrangle. It is a grade I listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 187841 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-187841-staunton-harold-hall-staunton-harold-lei#.Vf5xq3mFOHs British Listed Buildings). Part of the building is used for weddings and conferences (http://www.stauntonharoldestate.co.uk/ Staunton Harold Estate).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.78435
Longitude
-1.438768