Of medieval masonry nothing is visible. The centre part is C17 but of at least two builds, one mid, one late C17. The gabled wings are both said to be of 1691: the right one may be earlier. At the SW end a three-storey C18 façade to the C17 wing. Additions … at the NE end of 1838, the SW service wing of 1885. Porch projection … early C19? (3)
Annesley Park. The main structure is a C16/C17 house enclosed by additions in 1834 and c.1865. There was a house here in the C14. (4)
Annesley Park comprises a C16/C17 house masked by later additions. The earlier house is visible on the NE or entrance front. The wings survive but the central porch has been replaced by a modern entrance ... No trace of a Med house was seen. (5)
Aisle post of Medieval Hall 'virtually complete to its original height', with carved capital, exposed in bedchamber over the hall during repairs c.1983. (6)
Originally an aisled hall. Mid C13. (7)
*The house is said to incorporate the walls of the mediaeval hall; most of the present structure is seventeenth century. The wings are said to be of 1691, the upstairs drawing room is probably of 1669 and the S.E. end was added in 1838. On the other side are sympathetic C19 additions. Two storeys, and attic to parts, ashlar or coursed rubble. Entrance front. Left hand bay of 1838. Ground floor has one 3-light stone mullioned and transomed window with a similar 2-light window over. Parapet. Remainder of front formal with a centre flanked by projecting gabled wings. Each gable has a Venetian sash window to ground floor two sashes over, one sash in gable, coped gable tops. Two storey centre porch feature with window of three round headed
lights. Ground floor flat headed doorway in rusticated surround.
Parapet. One storey li wings join porch to gabled wings. mullion and transom window. Para The main wall of the house to left above the one storey link has a 2-light mullion and transom window, that to right a 2-light mullion and transom window and another over in a small gable.
Front to south-east of 1838 has two symmetrical slightly projecting gabled win a, plain narrow wall strips of main wall. Four-light mullioned and transomed window to each bay on ground floor. Two 2-light mullion and transom windows to window to upper floor and a 2-light window to gable. Coped gable tops.

Garden, or south-west front. Left part of one storey and attic, circa 1880. Gabled dormer, tile roof. To the right is a three storey part, C17 and C18, three sashes in band surround. Parapet; slates. Door with broken pediement on consoles, eared architrave surround. Centre recessed - main or great hall inside. Two storeys, four mullion and transom windows, bands and parapet. In the right hand angle is a projecting two storey portion of lower height with two mullion and transom windows to internal stair levels. Stone staircase fixed across front with parapet with ball finials. Multi-panelled door in plain surround with plaster panel over dated 1691 with elaborate scrolled cartouche containing sundial. Two storey and attic projecting gabled portion to right. Four-light mullioned and transomed window, three-light mullioned and transomed window over and 2-light above that. Coped gable. Interior. Part only seen. Great hall, one storey high with flat ceiling and with two-tier wooden chimney piece decorated with pilasters, evidently early C17. Main staircase on well plan with stone treads, wrought iron bulstrade of crude design and with brass ball finial. C17. (un-English in character). On the first floor is a drawing room with fine carved panelling of Restoration type (e.g. Woodborough and Thrumpton). There are very fine carved doorways and the contemporary plain black marble fireplace bears the scratced date "Christmas Day 1669".
Dr Pevsner records painted glass, removed from Colwick Church, and there will be other features elsewhere, Query, the Oratory mentioned by Byron in his poem 'The Dream'.
History. The seat of the Annesley Family and their descendants the Chaworth and Chaworth-Musters families. Mary Chaworth was a friend of the poet Lord Byron and she, and the place are commemorated in his poems 'The Dream', and the 'Fragment'. William Chaworth was killed in a duel with the fifth Lord Byron in 1765. Setting Parklands.(8)
See M5300 for icehouse, M2561 for ruined church.

Data Held: Ground Photograph (Ground photograph). SNT2646.

6 colour prints, 03/02/1995 (negs E45/5,6, E46/2), SMR

Listed Buildings Slides, 34 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

--/10/79, Annesley Hall (Plan). SNT3681.

External Architect, 1974, Annesley Hall - proposals (Plan). SNT4347.

English Heritage, 1984, Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England - Part 33, Notts (Published document). SNT4554.

Manpower Services, 1987, Annesley Hall Ice House (Plan). SNT2662.

<1> Throsby J, 1790, Thoroton's History of Notts Vol 2, p 270 (Published document). SNT1346.

<2> Jacks L, 1881, The Great Houses of Notts, pp 1- (Published document). SNT827.

<3> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 55-6 (Monograph). SNT4.

<4> Musters JN Lt Col, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT933.

<5> Woodhouse WC, 1959, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1437.

<6> Thoroton Society, 1983, TTS, p 85-6 (Published document). SNT396.

<7> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.

<8> Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.