Monument record MDR6241 - Romeley Hall (site and remains of), Clowne
Type and Period (2)
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- OUTBUILDING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
[SK 4724 7483] Romeley Hall [T.I.] (1) Romely-hall, in Clowne parish, belonged to the Wood family in the reign of Elizabeth. Romely Hall is now a farmhouse. "The upper storey forms one room 60 feet in length. Many of the window frames, doors, and stair are of oak. The capacious fireplace - 12 feet wide - remains in the kitchen, with rannel balk and chimney four yards square." (2, 3)
Romeley Hall is a substantial but extremely dilapidated farmhouse. Part of the main building is becoming a ruin and the building may be demolished in the near future. The farmhouse, a two-storied stone building of L-plan, is of 16th century date with mullioned and transomed windows. There are a number of contemporary openings with straight or segmental heads. The abutments of destroyed wings can be seen on the east front and north side. A large courtyard is said to have existed on the east side and materials from the demolished parts used to build nearby houses. A farm-building, at SK 4725 7483, though much altered, is also of 16th century date. See GPs : AO/60/109/1 - Romeley Hall from the west; AO/60/109/2 - Romeley Hall from the north; AO/60/109/3 - Romeley Hall from the east; AO/60/109/4 - Out-building from the east. (4).
The outbuilding has been demolished. The Hall is now utterly derelict but there is no specific date, as yet, for its demolition. (5) Romley (House) Hall Farm, Staveley. Derelict. Grade 2. (6)
Romiley Hall. Once a fairly large impressive house built around a courtyard in two storeys, but reduced to an L-shape, possibly in the 19th century, and an area of patched walling to the south marks where a range once stood. The great hall has an open fireplace with a 15 ft cambered stone arch, and the whole has been allowed to go from dereliction earlier in this century to ruin. It was built in the mid-16th century or earlier by the Woods, who claimed common descent with the Sitwells, from whom it passed to the Routhe family of Birley in the following century. In the 19th century and early 20th century it was tenanted as a farm. (8)
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDR12059 Map: 1914-47. OS 6" 1914-47..
- <2> SDR84 Bibliographic reference: Lysons, D & Lysons, S. 1817. Magna Britannia, Volume 5: Derbyshire. p 89.
- <3> SDR3507 Bibliographic reference: Bulmer, T and Co.. 1895. History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire. p222.
- <4> SDR6496 Personal Observation: F1 WW 10-MAY-60.
- <5> SDR6594 Personal Observation: F2 FRH 24-NOV-65.
- <6> SDR5158 Bibliographic reference: DOE (HHR) Clowne RD Derby Sept 1961 5-6.
- <7> SDR10941 Index: NDAT. 0744. 0744.
- <8> SDR4305 Bibliographic reference: Craven, M & Stanley, M. 1982. The Derbyshire Country House, Volume I. p 58.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 4723 7483 (71m by 53m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CLOWNE, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR964
- EDR1366
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Record last edited
Sep 14 2017 11:32AM