Holme Pierrepont Hall is a medieval hall in Holme Pierrepont

Holme Pierrepont

Holme Pierrepont is a hamlet located south of the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. It is in the Gamston ward of the Rushcliffe local authority in the East Midlands region....

 near Nottingham

Nottingham

Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

. It is a Grade I listed building.

History

The Pierrepont family

Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull

The title Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1715 for the 1st Marquess of Dorchester of the second creation, and became extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke in 1773....

 have lived at Holme Pierrepont

Holme Pierrepont

Holme Pierrepont is a hamlet located south of the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. It is in the Gamston ward of the Rushcliffe local authority in the East Midlands region....

 since around 1280. Originally the area was known only as Holme, but later adopted the family surname as a suffix.

The hall was built by Sir William Pierrepont around 1500. The family rose to be dukes of Kingston in the eighteenth century, and by this time their principal seat was Thoresby Hall

Thoresby Hall

Thoresby Hall is one of the Dukeries, four country houses and estates in north Nottinghamshire all occupied by dukes at one time in their history.-History:...

 in the dukeries area on the other side of Nottingham. Holme Pierrepont became a secondary house and was reduced in size. After the dukedom died out the title of Earl Manvers

Earl Manvers

Earl Manvers was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for Charles Pierrepont, 1st Viscount Newark. He had already been created Baron Pierrepont, of Holme Pierrepont in the County of Nottingham, and Viscount Newark, of Newark-on-Trent in the County of Nottingham, in...

 was created for the family. The north range of Holme Pierrepont was rebuilt by Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull

Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull

Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull was an English nobleman-Family:He was the second son of Sir Henry Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, and Frances Cavendish, daughter of the Rt. Hon. Sir William Cavendish and Elizabeth Hardwick...

 in 1628, but was demolished around 1730 before being rebuilt around 1870.

During the Second World War the Hall was used as a base for training young soldiers of the 70th (YS) Sherwood Foresters

Sherwood Foresters

The Sherwood Foresters was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th Regiment of Foot and the 95th Regiment of Foot...

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Until 1975 the front was encased in stucco

Stucco

Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...

, but this has been removed to reveal the original brickwork.

The house is set in 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) of parkland.

Current use

Holme Pierrepont is regularly open to the public on a few days in February and March each year. All house opening details can be found on the website. The house is also now a luxury function venue, available for weddings and corporate events, and is used for filming and photo shoots.

Adjacent to the house is St. Edmund's Church, Holme Pierrepont

St. Edmund's Church, Holme Pierrepont

St. Edmund's Church, Holme Pierrepont is a parish church in the Church of England in Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest....

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