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Normanby Hall

Normanby Hall Museum and Country Park, near Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire

300 acres of parkland including the Farming Museum, Deer Park, where Red and Fallow Deer can be seen, the Victorian Walled Garden and the Regency-era Hall, former home to the Sheffield family.

Normanby Hall Country Park

Normanby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshre

Looks better on black...

Normanby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshre

The Regency hall at Normanby Hall Country Park

A bit of history...The Sheffield family has lived at Normanby for over 400 years.
In the 18th Century John Sheffield became Duke of Buckingham and Normanby and built a fine mansion in London called Buckingham House. His son sold the house to George III and it is now known as Buckingham Palace.
In the 1820s Sir Robert Sheffield decided to demolish the existing house at Normanby and build the house that welcomes visitors today.
The house was designed by Sir Robert Smirke and was built between 1825 and 1830. The house was extended and altered to designs by Walter Brierley between 1906 and 1908 to complete the grand house which acts as a focus for the whole park.

Normanby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshre
Normanby Hall was home to the Sheffield family, former Dukes of Buckingham and original owners of Buckingham Palace.

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