Building record M224 - Stanford Hall Country House

Summary

Early C18 country house, now a co-operative college

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 55885 23869 (150m by 40m)
Map sheet SK52SE
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Stanford on Soar, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Mansion and park shown. (1)

Stanford Hall (Co-operative College). Brick mansion of Charles Vere Dashwood, 1771-4 by Henderson of Loughborough. Much altered and extended c.1892 by W. H. Fletcher, altered again for Sir Julien Cahn by Messrs. Allom in the late 1930's and extended for the college. Theatre (1937-8). (2)

Early C18, for Lewes family. The theatre was designed by Cecil Aubrey Masey, a well known cinema architect. (3)

Named 'Stanford Hall'. (4)

Historic Building Survey undertaken in 2014 prior to redevelopment. (5)

Stanford Hall, country house, now a co-operative college. Early 18th century for the Lewes Family and 1771-4 for Dashwood. Altered and extended c1892, late 1930s and mid C20. (2) (6)

See M225 for fish pond, L0287 for embankment.
See M8908 for park.


Listed buildings slides, 53 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

OS, 1973, 1:10000 1973 (Map). SNT995.

Tim Sharman, 2015, Archaeological Observation, Investigation and Recording on land at Stanford Hall, Stanford-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire. (Unpublished document). SNT5620.

Tamlin Barton, 2015, Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Watching Brief (Unpublished document). SNT5619.

Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<1> Chapman J, 1774, Nottinghamshire - approx 1in (Map). SNT550.

<2> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 335 (Monograph). SNT4.

<3> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.

<4> Sanderson G, 1836, Nottinghamshire - 1in (Map). SNT47.

<5> MOLA, 2014, Historic Building Recording at Stanford Hall (Unpublished document). SNT4814.

<6> DOE, 12/10/1987, Borough of Rushcliffe (Published document). SNT623.

Sources/Archives (11)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 53 slides.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
  • --- Unpublished document: Tamlin Barton. 2015. Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Watching Brief.
  • --- Unpublished document: Tim Sharman. 2015. Archaeological Observation, Investigation and Recording on land at Stanford Hall, Stanford-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire..
  • --- Map: OS. 1973. 1:10000 1973.
  • <1> Map: Chapman J. 1774. Nottinghamshire - approx 1in.
  • <2> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 335.
  • <3> Published document: DOE. Listed Building Description.
  • <4> Map: Sanderson G. 1836. Nottinghamshire - 1in.
  • <5> Unpublished document: MOLA. 2014. Historic Building Recording at Stanford Hall.
  • <6> Published document: DOE. 12/10/1987. Borough of Rushcliffe.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

Related Events/Activities (5)

Record last edited

Jul 29 2026 4:08PM

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