Normanby Hall
{{short description|Grade I listed historic house in North Lincolnshire, England}}
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File:Normanby Hall (overview).jpg
Normanby Hall is a classic English mansion, located near the village of Burton-upon-Stather, {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} north of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.
History
The present hall was built in 1825–30 to the designs of Robert Smirke for Sir Robert Sheffield (1786–1862). The Sheffield family had lived on the site since 1539 and the family's titles include Dukes of Buckingham and Normanby and Sheffield baronets. It replaced a previous 17th century building.
John Sheffield became Duke of Buckingham and Normanby in 1703. He built a fine mansion in London called Buckingham House. His son, the second Duke sold the house to George III and it is now known as Buckingham Palace.
The house was extended and altered to designs by Walter Brierley between 1906 and 1908.
The Sheffield family moved out of Normanby Hall in 1963. The hall is now in the care of the North Lincolnshire Council. The former 350 acre (1.4 km2) estate around the hall is now a country park. Within it, there are a restored working Victorian walled garden, a farming museum, duck ponds, a deer sanctuary, a fishing lake, a miniature railway and a stableyard with the life-size Horse and Rider sculpture by Harold Gosney.{{cite web|title=Life size horse sculptures on display at Normanby Hall Country Park stables|url=http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/your-council/about-your-council/news/archived-news-stories/life-size-horse-sculptures-on-display-at-normanby-hall-country-p/|website=North Lincolnshire Council|accessdate=30 December 2017}}
Samantha Cameron, wife of the former Conservative Prime Minister, David Cameron and elder daughter of the eighth Baronet, grew up on the estate.{{cite web |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4500048.stm |title = Profile: Samantha Cameron | work=BBC News | date=14 February 2006 | accessdate=6 January 2010}}{{cite web |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8661964.stm |title = David Cameron: Life and Times of New Prime Minister |work=BBC News |date=11 May 2010 |accessdate=11 May 2010}}
Normanby Hall is also home to Party in the Park Festival, which takes place over the weekend of 19 and 20 July 2019, and features bands such as Toploader, tribute acts covering Little Mix and Gary Barlow, and local bands such as The Dirty Pitchers who cover Britpop hits.
Image gallery
Image:Normanby Hall.jpg|The hall and ornamental pond
Image:Deer Park normanby hall.jpg|Deer park
Image:Normanby Hall fishing pond.jpg|Normanby Hall fishing pond
Image:Normanby Hall (front entrance).jpg|Hall front entrance
Image:Normanby Hall (side view).jpg|Hall side view
Image:Normanby Hall Miniature Train Station.jpg|Miniature railway station
Image:Normanby Hall Country Park.jpg|Country park broadleaf woodlands
Image:Deer Sanctuary, Normanby Hall.jpg|Deer sanctuary
Image:Old Kennels, Normanby Hall.jpg|Old kennels
References
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External links
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- [http://www.normanbyhall.co.uk/ Normanby Hall Museum and Country Park] - official site
- [http://www.touruk.co.uk/houses/houselincs_norm.htm Normanby Hall] - information
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Category:Country houses in Lincolnshire
Category:Neoclassical architecture in England
Category:Museums in Lincolnshire
Category:Historic house museums in Lincolnshire
Category:Agriculture museums in the United Kingdom
Category:Grade I listed buildings in Lincolnshire
Category:Country parks in Lincolnshire