House built by Cartwrights at Ossington c 1580, illustrated by Thoroton. Replaced in 1729, altered late C18 and C19, and demolished in 1963. (1)
A stone-faced house with a gabled façade was built c 1580 . A new house was built in 1729, and added to after 1768. The house was further altered from 1785 by William Lindley and Sir John Soane. Ossington Hall was a large plain house of 2 storeys with pedimented dormers in the hipped roof. The main garden front was 9 bays long and there were single storey late Georgian wings at both ends. The entrance on the N side was from a courtyard enclosed on 3 sides by the main part of the house on the S, a wing of 1700 on the W and a blind arcade on the E. The house stood empty from 1959 until 1963, when it was demolished. (3)
See M4218 for deserted village, M4245 for church.

Data Held (Document). SNT2647.

(2), Parish File

Listed buildings slides, 7 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> Thoroton Society, 1980, TTS, pp 48-58 (Published document). SNT393.

<2> OS, 1920, 1:2500, County Series 1920 (Map). SNT1029.

Other Refs: 25/6

<3> Jones PE, 2006, Lost Houses of Nottinghamshire, pp 43-44 (Monograph). SNT1893.