Like the rest of the house, this room has been conserved as it was found by. It survives as a midvictorian vision of a comfortable country house, with many. Charles dickens actually based his story on, among others, the. Brodsworth hall and the accompanying pleasure gardens were built in the 1860s, home for the thellusson family and their servants. A fun family day out at brodsworth hall and gardens. Designed in the italianate style of the 1860s, the grand rooms on the ground floor recall its victorian heyday. Records of the brodsworth estate the national archives. In its victorian heyday, brodsworth hall in yorkshire could rely upon an army of servants to maintain the elaborate house and its luxurious interiors. Brodsworth hall and gardens english heritage guidebooks caroline carrwhitworth on. Eytcc members can book into this and other events from here. Brodsworth is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of doncaster in south yorkshire, england, situated about five miles northwest of doncaster.
Media in category interior of brodsworth hall the following 76 files are in this category, out of 76 total. Pamela inherits and decides to keep the estate but not the hall. Thellusson family of brodsworth hall this page summarises records created by this family the summary includes a brief description of the collections usually including the covering dates of the collection, the name of the archive where they are. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,875, increasing to 2,936 at the 2011 census. Brodsworth hall victorian event the day spent listening to a local brass band on the croquette lawn under a bright summers day cant be all bad. English heritage, brodsworth hall english heritage is responsible for the care and presentation of an outstanding national collection of fine and decorative art, social history and archaeological artefacts from over 400 historic properties across england. Yorkshire country house libraries library, the university of york. Many of the original furnishings and fittings are still in place and are illustrated in this book, together with archive photographs of brodsworth. Brodsworth hall was built between 1861 and 1863 for charles sabine thellusson. Charles dickens particular novel bleak house has a legal case in it, of jarndyce versus jarndyce. The earlier history of the ownership of the estate is outlined in joseph hunter, south yorkshire, volume 1, pages 314316. Former brodsworth and pickburn village hall near doncaster. A former 17th century vicarage is now a private house, known as gate house.
Brodsworth hall and gardens english heritage guidebooks. Built and furnished in one go between 1861 and 1863, it was designed to have and to represent everything that. Brodsworth hall, south yorkshire museums association. Scausby lees are noted for being the place, according to the records of the corporation of doncaster, where the famous aske was encamped with 40,000 men, during his rebellion in the reign of henry viii. It was designed in the italianate style by the obscure london architect, philip wilkinson, then 26 years old.
Brodsworth hall and gardens is temporarily closed until further notice. The house and gardens are open to the public from july 1995. Brodsworth hall is a victorian country house near doncaster in south yorkshire. Brodsworth hall is a victorian house set in 15 acres of restored gardens with both formal terraces and borders and less formal woodland walks. As a result more detailed surveys of four sites bolsover castle, brodsworth hall, marble hill and northington grange were commissioned in 2008, and the findings presented at the slavery and the british country house conference the following year. It is transferred to english heritage, who carry out conservation work and open it to the public. The chintz at brodsworth hall in yorkshire is an important collection that has survived in astonishing completeness, and comprises over 500 pieces in over 100 designs from the 1840s to the 1980s. He came from the continent and settled in england, gradually acquiring land including the brodsworth estate. The collection has been catalogued and conserved, and is the subject of an exhibition at brodsworth.
We embarked on an oral history programme that has shaped our understanding of the site and continues to play an intrinsic role in our presentation. This did not significantly alter the original design. Charles father, charles sabine augustus thellusson, had built the hall in. The dates of publication of books at brodsworth hall run from 1630 to. Brodsworth hall caroline whitworth, peter gordonsmith on. It had a recorded population of 16 households in 1086, and is listed under 2 owners in domesday book. Brodsworth church is likely to be restored by british coal, to bring it back to its former glory. The estate, including brodsworth hall, was purchased in 1791 from the family of haydrummond, earls of kinnoul by peter thellusson died 1797, a london merchant of swiss extraction.
The gardens, a collection of grand gardens in miniature. But in the twentieth century, funds dwindled and the grantdalton family did what they could to keep their home clean and presentable. Catch a glimpse of victorian life at this conserved as found country house. Brodsworth hall and gardens doncaster 2020 all you. Like so many other pit teams the story starts with the development of the south yorkshire coalfield and the sinking of the first shaft of brodsworth main colliery in 1906. View all hotels near brodsworth hall and gardens on tripadvisor. The site has been undergoing restoration since english heritage took over the. Built by the fabulously wealthy charles thellusson, brodsworth hall was the thellusson family home for over 120 years. Much of its original scheme survives today, making it one of englands most unaltered victorian country houses. Completed in 1863 and set in 15 acres of award winning formal gardens, the hall is conserved as found and contains a fully furnished interior, every item once owned by 3 successive. Brodsworth hall was built in the 1860s in the italianate style also favoured for queen victorias osborne house, though furnished on a more comfortable and domestic scale. It survives as a midvictorian vision of a comfortable country house, with many of its original furnishings and the formal gardens laid out around it.
Some replanting took place in the early20th century and after world war 2. Brodsworth remained as a collection of farms and the estate village. The hall which stands today was built in the 1860s and was home to the thellusson family and their descendants until the 1980s. Im a volunteer brodsworth hall and gardens, doncaster.
Restaurants near brodsworth hall and gardens, doncaster on tripadvisor. The principal guest room at brodsworth hall, abandoned since the 1950s. The landscape park and gardens were created during and soon after the hall was built. Brodsworth was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of strafforth and the county of yorkshire.
Time really does stand still at brodsworth hall, one of the most unusual visitor attractions in south yorkshire. Brodsworth hall is an outstanding survivor of a bygone era. Every time a room got shut off, a little bit of history got locked away. Fa7hx9 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Many miners migrated from the derbyshire and nottinghamshire mines to seek employment in the newly developing coalfield.
Unveiling the historical life of the brodsworth hall victorian country house was designed in the 1860s as an uptodate new home for the thellusson family. The 10 best restaurants near brodsworth hall and gardens. While bearing a suspicious resemblance to barratt home on a grand scale, brodsworth hall offers a compelling history of the victorian country house. Thellusson family of brodsworth hall the national archives. Enchanted brodsworth hall by enchanted brodsworth sunday, december 15, 2019 04. Brodsworth hall and gardens doncaster historic houses. Please check the venues website for the latest details. Yorkshire country house partnership libraries project. An activity session using objects in the education room also provides the opportunity to engage with the lives of those who worked at brodsworth hall. In september 1910 charles and constance thellusson, the owners of brodsworth hall, put on three days of celebrations to mark their silver wedding anniversary. Following a long legal battle over thellusons will, it was eventually inherited in 1859 by his grandson, charles sabine thelluson 182285, who demolished the georgian house which stood near to the church and, in 1861, began. Brodsworth hall and gardens english heritage youtube. Walking through the gardens is like a stroll through eden.
Like a window into their daytoday life, brodsworth census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. However, brodsworth had fallen into disrepair by 1990 when it was given to english heritage. Brodsworth hall is an astonishingly complete survival of a midvictorian house and gardens. The local church, st michaels, is an 11thcentury church sited close to the hall built by the thellusson family, owners of brodsworth hall, and is one of the four churches within the parish of bilham, which is in the sheffield diocese. Whilst as with other ports, the slave trade did not dominate londons trade, it was an integral part of it and many london merchants were involved in financing slave voyages from other ports.
The brodsworth hall estate was bought by peter thellusson 173597, a wealthy city banker, shortly before his death. English heritage guest book inspired by original fabric and wallpaper detail at brodsworth hall and gardens, a victorian country house in south yorkshire, this hardback guest book has a foiled cover and contains a ribbon marker and 96 deluxe cream colored, lined pages to provide plenty of space for recording guests names, addresses, comments or memories. An 18th century laundry and a brew house, which belonged brodsworth hall, are now private residences, and big tree house used be an inn, known as the three horse shoes. Mix this with entertainers for the children, victorian styled birds of prey in flight exhibition and a gymkhana in the front fields and.
Brodsworth hall, brodsworth 1001250 historic england. Historically, the parish of brodsworth was much larger, but with the sinking of brodsworth colliery by the owners of brodsworth hall. Built by charles sabine augustus thellusson in the 1860s. A brief history of brodsworth hall and gardens the site of brodsworth hall has been inhabited long before the victorian house we see today was built. There are 3,000 census records available for the last name brodsworth.
Brodsworth hall and gardens english heritage culture24. Restaurants near brodsworth hall and gardens in doncaster. I wonder what it must have been like living in an gigantic and nearly empty house, with one sole servant to keep you company for 30 years. Report to establish the slavery and colonial connections of brodsworth hall and its owners, including their wider families. Special offers on all restaurants reservations near brodsworth hall and gardens in doncaster, choose from a massive range of doncaster restaurants. Five grand garden parties from history english heritage blog. When english heritage took on brodsworth hall, a victorian country house in south yorkshire, in 1990 it recognised that the halls real story hinged on the people who influenced the way it evolved.