Narborough Hall
Narborough Hall is a Grade II* listed[1] building in Narborough in Leicestershire. Believed to date from 1596 this Elizabethan manor house was built by James Meade, a local landowner.[2] However it wasn’t until it was extensively remodelled in the mid-19th century that it became known as Narborough Hall. It is notable because of its construction from local pink granite.
The property was first listed in 1952 and the following years saw a sad decline, culminating in a threat to demolish the house in the early 1970s . When the current owners Paul and Wendy Broadley bought it in 1976 it was a dilapidated wreck. Years of extensive renovation followed, much of the work undertaken by Paul himself, and the Hall was brought back to its former glory.
To help the funding of this considerable undertaking and the maintenance of the house, the Broadleys opened the front rooms of the house as a shop in 1992. Now run by Paul and Wendy’s daughter and son-in-law Sophie and Simon, the shop has grown in popularity and size and now occupies five rooms on the ground floor. The house is also still very much a family home, which is reflected in the friendly service and relaxed atmosphere of the shop.[3]
References
- ↑ "Narborough Hall - Narborough - Leicestershire - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ↑ "Meade in Horton, Staffs and Narborough, Leics". British-genealogy.com. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ↑ "Narborough Hall". Narborough Hall. Retrieved 2013-08-13.