Langar Hall
Langar Hall is a Grade II listed house, now a hotel, next to the church in Langar, Nottinghamshire.[1]
The current building dates back to the 18th century, but parts are "probably a survival of an earlier building".[1]
Langar Hall was once the home of Earl Howe. After the death of Admiral Lord Howe, his daughter Sophia sold the Hall to John Wright, a Nottingham banker and part-owner of the Butterley Company at Ripley, Derbyshire. Although some of his descendants continued to own land at Langar, the Hall itself was sold by John when he moved into the newly-built Lenton Hall.[2] It was later bought by Annie Bayley, the wife of Thomas Bayley, the former MP for Chesterfield.
It was turned into a hotel from a family home by their great granddaughter, Imogen Skirving (1937–2016).[3][4] Guests at Langar Hall have included Keira Knightley, Henry Blofeld, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, and former Labour leader Ed Miliband married Justine Thornton there in 2011.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ a b Historic England listing. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Victorian Lords of the Manor of Langar".
- ^ "Obituary: Imogen Skirving". The Times. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Family pays tribute to Langar Hall owner's love and determination | Nottingham Post". nottinghampost.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Langar Hall owner Imogen Skirving killed in Menorca crash - BBC News". BBC News. July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Duncan, Fiona (3 October 2017). "Inside Langar Hall: Is this Nottinghamshire's best-kept secret?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- Grade II listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
- Grade II listed houses
- Country houses in Nottinghamshire