Ashbourne Hall
| Ashbourne Hall | |
|---|---|
 Ashbourne Hall from its Park (c. 1800) | |
  Location within Derbyshire | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Town or city | Ashbourne, Derbyshire |
| Country | England |
| Year(s) built | 18th century |
| Owner | Ashbourne Selfcatering |
Ashbourne Hall is a Manor house originally built by the Cockayne family in the 13th century in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The present building is part of a largely demolished, Georgian-styled hall built in the 18th century.
The Cockayne family
The Boothby family
Sir William Boothby bought the hall in 1671 and his family lived there until the mid-19th century. The hall was modified when additional land was included for Brooke Boothby[3] which was the same year as the Scots arrived. In 1745,
Sir Brooke Boothby, 6th Baronet married in 1784 and leased the hall from his father.[4] He began the restoration of Ashbourne Hall using his wife's dowry to renovate the structure, remodel the parkland, purchase rare plants and obtain works of art. Boothby, like his father before him, was extravagant. He purchased from Joseph Wright of Derby two paintings of Dovedale, two views of nearby Matlock, two paintings of bridges in Rome as well as an unusual portrait of himself.[5]
The original hall was demolished during the Boothby's time, and replaced by the present Georgian structure.[6] The land that Brookby incorporated into the halls's lands meant that a road called Cockayne Avenue had to be closed. It was long after the 6th baronet Sir Brooke Boothby lost his young daughter and died broken hearted, that the road was returned to public use (in 1922).[6]
Later
In 1846, on the death of Sir William Boothby, 9th baronet, the hall was put up for auction in London. Although bidding finished at £27,950 (£1,232,595 today)[7] this was not enough to persuade the owners to sell.[6]
The Hall was sold to Robert Hayston Frank, a solicitor, in 1861. He later became a magistrate and lived there with his family until his death in 1883. He is buried at the Hall. His widow sold the property for 48,000 plus pounds. Documented by probate documents for Derbyshire in 1883. Death date is May 1, 1883.<National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administration 1858 to 1966>
The House was bought by a solicitor from Ashbourne, John Fox, who within two months had sold the estate off in 46 separate lots.[6] After being briefly owned by a Roman Catholic priest from Ashbourne, the Hall itself was bought by Captain Holland who sold it in 1858.[6]
The hall was used as a hotel around 1900.[8] Parts of the hall were demolished, little remains today.
Today
The hall is owned by Ashbourne Selfcatering and can be rented as
See also
Media related to Ashbourne Hall at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ "The Family of Cockayne". Gentleman's Magazine. 215: 223–225. 1863. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ Brydges, Samuel Egerton (1812). Memoir of Sir Aston Cokayne in British Bibliographer. pp. 449–63.
- ^ "Ashbourne Conservation Area" (PDF). Derbyshire Dales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ Eighteenth Century Book Reviews: Jacques Zonneveld. Sir Brooke Boothby: Rousseau's Roving Baronet Friend. Review by JoLynn Edwards Archived 2007-02-23 at the Wayback Machine accessed 29 May 2008
- ISBN 978-0-7100-6284-0.
- ^ a b c d e History of Ashbourne Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 2010
- ^ "Currency converter". National Archives. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ Search for Ashbourne Hall Archived 2011-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, PicturethePast.org, accessed November 2010
- ^ Ashbourne Hall Archived February 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Advert, accessed 29 November 2010