Building record MDR5018 - Gazebo, Somersall Hall, Chesterfield

An early 17th century square gazebo of coursed rubble with coped gable to each side, situated close to the back of Somersall Hall. The rear part is rebuilt in brick. This appears to be a very good example of a typical Jacobean gazebo. It is sometimes said, however, that this building was originally part of the house and that, therefore, its use as a gazebo is a later adaptation. This point remains unproven. (1). Pevsner considers it to have been purpose-built as a gazebo. (2).