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==History== |
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Errwood Hall was built in the 1830s by Samuel Grimshawe, a wealthy [[Manchester]] businessman, and was occupied by the Grimshawe family for the next hundred years. The hall was the centre of a thriving [[Estate (house)|estate]] of over {{convert|2000|acre|km2}}, consisting of several farms, a school, a private coal mine<ref>[http://www.derbyshireheritage.co.uk/Menu/Archaeology/Mines/Coal/Castedge-colliery.php Derbyshire Heritage. Castedge Colliery]</ref> and the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Goyt's Bridge. The family planted many specimen trees including an abundance of [[azaleas]] and [[rhododendron]]s. |
Errwood Hall was built in the 1830s by Samuel Grimshawe, a wealthy [[Manchester]] businessman, and was occupied by the Grimshawe family for the next hundred years. The hall was the centre of a thriving [[Estate (house)|estate]] of over {{convert|2000|acre|km2}}, consisting of several farms, a school, the [[Cat and Fiddle Inn]]<ref>[http://www.whaleybridge.net/localhistory/errwoodhall/catfiddle.htm ''John Shaw's, 1738-1938''], F.S. Stancliffe, 1938 (at Whaley Bridge community website)</ref>, a private coal mine<ref>[http://www.derbyshireheritage.co.uk/Menu/Archaeology/Mines/Coal/Castedge-colliery.php Derbyshire Heritage. Castedge Colliery]</ref> and the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Goyt's Bridge. The family planted many specimen trees including an abundance of [[azaleas]] and [[rhododendron]]s. |
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Samuel’s grandchildren were the last members of the family to live in the hall, which was later demolished in connection with the construction of the [[Fernilee reservoir]] in 1934.<ref>[http://www.grimshaworigin.org/Webpages2/ErrwoodGoyt.htm Grimshaw family website]</ref><ref>http://buxton.uk.net/erwoodhallgoyt.htm</ref> Stones from the demolished hall were used to construct the water treatment works below the reservoir<ref>[http://www.derbyshireheritage.co.uk/Menu/Buildings/Halls/Errwood-Hall.php Derbyshire Heritage, Errwood Hall]</ref>. |
Samuel’s grandchildren were the last members of the family to live in the hall, which was later demolished in connection with the construction of the [[Fernilee reservoir]] in 1934.<ref>[http://www.grimshaworigin.org/Webpages2/ErrwoodGoyt.htm Grimshaw family website]</ref><ref>http://buxton.uk.net/erwoodhallgoyt.htm</ref> Stones from the demolished hall were used to construct the water treatment works below the reservoir<ref>[http://www.derbyshireheritage.co.uk/Menu/Buildings/Halls/Errwood-Hall.php Derbyshire Heritage, Errwood Hall]</ref>. |
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==The hall and estate today== |
==The hall and estate today== |
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Revision as of 07:13, 12 November 2010
| Errwood Hall | |
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| OS grid reference | SK010750 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
The ruin of Errwood Hall is a popular tourist destination in the scenic upper Goyt Valley within the Peak District of England.
History
Errwood Hall was built in the 1830s by Samuel Grimshawe, a wealthy Manchester businessman, and was occupied by the Grimshawe family for the next hundred years. The hall was the centre of a thriving estate of over 2,000 acres (8.1 km2), consisting of several farms, a school, the Cat and Fiddle Inn[1], a private coal mine[2] and the hamlet of Goyt's Bridge. The family planted many specimen trees including an abundance of azaleas and rhododendrons.
Samuel’s grandchildren were the last members of the family to live in the hall, which was later demolished in connection with the construction of the Fernilee reservoir in 1934.[3][4] Stones from the demolished hall were used to construct the water treatment works below the reservoir[5].
- ^ John Shaw's, 1738-1938, F.S. Stancliffe, 1938 (at Whaley Bridge community website)
- ^ Derbyshire Heritage. Castedge Colliery
- ^ Grimshaw family website
- ^ http://buxton.uk.net/erwoodhallgoyt.htm
- ^ Derbyshire Heritage, Errwood Hall
The hall and estate today
Of the hall, only the foundations to ground floor level, and a few sections of wall now survive. These have been consolidated and are in the care of the Peak Park Authority. On a hilltop a few hundred metres to the west of the hall ruins is the family graveyard, restored by North West Water in the 1980s.
To the north of the hall is a small shrine or chapel, erected by the Grimshawe family to the memory of Miss Dolores de Ybarguen[1], a Spanish aristocrat who was the teacher at the estate school and governess to the Grimshaw family who died on a visit to Lourdes. The shrine is still regularly used for private acts of devotion, intercession and remembrance.
The rhododendrons planted by the Grimshawes have flourished and now have to be strictly managed.
Goyt's Bridge and much of the farmland of the estate is now submerged under the waters of the Errwood Reservoir, though the old packhorse bridge after which the hamlet was named was relocated further up the valley[2].
The hall and the surrounding area is one of the most visited parts of the Peak National Park[3], and is the starting point for many popular walks in the upper Goyt Valley. In recent summers it has also been the venue for a number of unofficial music festivals and rave parties[4].
Literary reference
The hall is the scene of the climax of the fantasy novel The Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner.
References
External Links
Errwood Hall Research Project at Whaley Bridge community website.