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Stoke Rochford, GRANTHAM, NG33 5EJ

There have been a number of noble houses at Stoke Rochford. The previous, smaller house was demolished in the 1840s when Christopher Turnor built the present house. Christopher Turnor succeeded his father in 1829 when he was 20 years old and eventually owned over 20,000 acres of Lincolnshire. The architect for the house was William Burn and the total cost was £60,000. Burn also laid out Stoke Rochford village in Tudor style between 1840 and 1845. A later Christopher Turnor, who died in 1940, was the last of the family to live in the house. During the Second World War the house was taken over by the War Department and for 18 months it housed the headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Parachute Regiment. After the war the house became a training college for teachers. The college closed in 1878 in which year it was bought by the National Union of Teachers for their National Education and Conference Centre. A devastating fire in 2005 destroyed much of the main house and the restoration took three years and cost £12 million. Stoke Rochford Hall is still owned by the National Union of Teachers and is now a hotel and conference centre with impressive grounds. This view looks towards the front of the house from near the main drive.

Looking east down the driveway to a very impressive house, once the home of the Turnor family, but now owned by the National Union of Teachers and used as a hotel and conference centre.

Designed by William Burn 1841-5 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1306963 Now a hotel and conference centre.

Closed at the present time due to the Covid19 pandemic but normally a busy and thriving venue. The current structure built in 1843 was designed by architect William Burn but the site has a much longer history. The Neville family had a house on the site in the 14th century. The estate passed to the Rochfords in the 15th century, whence comes the name of the estate, and to the Coneys in the 16th century. It was purchased by Sir Edmund Turnor around the time he was knighted in 1663. He began building a grand house in 1665, which was demolished in 1774. In 1794 the Turnors built a smaller house at Stoke, this was the house replaced by the current structure. In 1940 the house was requisitioned by the War Office, and used for a variety of purposes. It became the headquarters of the Second Battalion, the Parachute Regiment. It was in the library at Stoke Rochford that Montgomery's ill-fated 1944 Arnhem 'drop' (Operation Market Garden) was planned. It has banqueting facilities, a sports club and a restaurant, and is used for wedding receptions and parties. In 2016 it was sold to Talesh Hotels Group.

There have been a number of noble houses at Stoke Rochford. The previous, smaller house was demolished in the 1840s when Christopher Turnor built the present house. Christopher Turnor succeeded his father in 1829 when he was 20 years old and eventually owned over 20,000 acres of Lincolnshire. The architect for the house was William Burn and the total cost was £60,000. Burn also laid out Stoke Rochford village in Tudor style between 1840 and 1845. A later Christopher Turnor, who died in 1940, was the last of the family to live in the house. During the Second World War the house was taken over by the War Department and for 18 months it housed the headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Parachute Regiment. After the war the house became a training college for teachers. The college closed in 1878 in which year it was bought by the National Union of Teachers for their National Education and Conference Centre. A devastating fire in 2005 destroyed much of the main house and the restoration took three years and cost £12 million. Stoke Rochford Hall is still owned by the National Union of Teachers and is now a hotel and conference centre with impressive grounds. This is the main, west, front seen from the driveway.

There have been a number of noble houses at Stoke Rochford. The previous, smaller house was demolished in the 1840s when Christopher Turnor built the present house. Christopher Turnor succeeded his father in 1829 when he was 20 years old and eventually owned over 20,000 acres of Lincolnshire. The architect for the house was William Burn and the total cost was £60,000. Burn also laid out Stoke Rochford village in Tudor style between 1840 and 1845. A later Christopher Turnor, who died in 1940, was the last of the family to live in the house. During the Second World War the house was taken over by the War Department and for 18 months it housed the headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Parachute Regiment. After the war the house became a training college for teachers. The college closed in 1878 in which year it was bought by the National Union of Teachers for their National Education and Conference Centre. A devastating fire in 2005 destroyed much of the main house and the restoration took three years and cost £12 million. Stoke Rochford Hall is still owned by the National Union of Teachers and is now a hotel and conference centre with impressive grounds. In this view the very impressive Orangery or Conservatory can be seen across part of the formal garden.

There have been a number of noble houses at Stoke Rochford. The previous, smaller house was demolished in the 1840s when Christopher Turnor built the present house. Christopher Turnor succeeded his father in 1829 when he was 20 years old and eventually owned over 20,000 acres of Lincolnshire. The architect for the house was William Burn and the total cost was £60,000. Burn also laid out Stoke Rochford village in Tudor style between 1840 and 1845. A later Christopher Turnor, who died in 1940, was the last of the family to live in the house. During the Second World War the house was taken over by the War Department and for 18 months it housed the headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Parachute Regiment. After the war the house became a training college for teachers. The college closed in 1878 in which year it was bought by the National Union of Teachers for their National Education and Conference Centre. A devastating fire in 2005 destroyed much of the main house and the restoration took three years and cost £12 million. Stoke Rochford Hall is still owned by the National Union of Teachers and is now a hotel and conference centre with impressive grounds. In this view the Orangery is on the immediate right while beyond is the main front of the house. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3897028 for another photograph of the Orangery.

There have been a number of noble houses at Stoke Rochford. The previous, smaller house was demolished in the 1840s when Christopher Turnor built the present house. Christopher Turnor succeeded his father in 1829 when he was 20 years old and eventually owned over 20,000 acres of Lincolnshire. The architect for the house was William Burn and the total cost was £60,000. Burn also laid out Stoke Rochford village in Tudor style between 1840 and 1845. A later Christopher Turnor, who died in 1940, was the last of the family to live in the house. During the Second World War the house was taken over by the War Department and for 18 months it housed the headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Parachute Regiment. After the war the house became a training college for teachers. The college closed in 1878 in which year it was bought by the National Union of Teachers for their National Education and Conference Centre. A devastating fire in 2005 destroyed much of the main house and the restoration took three years and cost £12 million. Stoke Rochford Hall is still owned by the National Union of Teachers and is now a hotel and conference centre with impressive grounds. This view looks across part of the formal garden to the valley of the Cringle Brook beyond, which has been dammed to form a lake within the park. Stoke Rochford Golf Course is on the other side of the valley.