Whiteley Wood Hall was a stately home, built in 1662 by Alexander Ashton near Sheffield

Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

. In 1757 the Hall was bought by Thomas Boulsover

Thomas Boulsover

Thomas Boulsover , Sheffield cutler and the inventor of Sheffield Plate, was born in what is now the Ecclesfield district of the city and died at his home at Whiteley Wood Hall, on the River Porter....

 from his friend Strelley Pegge of Beauchief  http://www.tilthammer.com/bio/boul.html. In 1760 Boulsover bought the adjacent woodland on the River Porter from the Duke of Norfolk

Duke of Norfolk

The Duke of Norfolk is the premier duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the premier earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and hereditary Marshal of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the...

. Thomas Boulsover died at the Hall in 1788. In 1864 the estate was bought by Samuel Plimsoll

Samuel Plimsoll

Samuel Plimsoll was a British politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line .-Early life:Plimsoll was born in Bristol and soon moved to Whiteley Wood...

. Whiteley Wood Hall was demolished in 1959.