Sutton Park, Yorkshire

View of house from gardens

Sutton Park is an 18th-century Georgian country house situated on the edge of the village of Sutton-on-the-Forest, North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 10 miles north of York, in the ancient Forest of Galtres. The house, a Grade I listed building, is open to the public for part of the year and is the residence of Sir Reginald Sheffield, 8th Baronet (father of current UK Prime minister's wife Samantha Cameron) and Lady Sheffield.

History

The house was built in 1730 and later altered by Thomas Atkinson for Phillip Harland, who inherited the property in 1750.[1]

The house was purchased by the Sheffield family in 1963 when they relocated from Normanby Hall, North Lincolnshire.[2] The Sheffields relocated pieces of art and furniture from Normanby Hall, the historic seat of their family in north Lincolnshire.[3]

Exterior

Sutton Park is of red brick and is styled as a villa. The main central building is flanked by two wings: on each side, a set of colonnades joins a smaller structure to the central house.[3] Venetian-style windows in the wings look out upon the house's gardens.[3]

Interior

Ornate plasterwork features throughout the house. This use is especially prominent in the entrance hall, where the Rococo style predominates, and in the library, where the plasterwork illustrates fruit themes.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Yorkshire: The North Riding: The Buildings of England. ISBN 0-300-09665-8.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Sutton Park". Retrieved 2007-07-30.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Historic Houses in North Yorkshire: Sutton Park". Retrieved 2007-08-05.

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Coordinates: 54°04′25″N 1°06′37″W / 54.07368°N 1.11030°W