Nether Hall, Doncaster

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Nether Hall, Doncaster
Entrance on south side, Nether Hall - geograph.org.uk - 4147566.jpg
Nether Hall, Doncaster
LocationDoncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°31′33″N 1°07′45″W / 53.5257°N 1.1292°W / 53.5257; -1.1292Coordinates: 53°31′33″N 1°07′45″W / 53.5257°N 1.1292°W / 53.5257; -1.1292
BuiltEarly to mid 18th century
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated18 April 1969
Reference no.1192739
Nether Hall, Doncaster is located in South Yorkshire
Nether Hall, Doncaster
Location in South Yorkshire

Nether Hall is a large mansion in Doncaster. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History[]

The building was designed as a mansion for the Copley family of Sprotbrough[2] and was completed in the early to mid 18th century.[1] It became a private school in the 1870s[3] and then became the headquarters of the Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons in the early 20th century.[4] The regiment was mobilised at Nether Hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[5] The hall was decommissioned after the war and acquired by Doncaster Rural District Council in 1921;[3] a rear wing was built for use as a council chamber.[1] Following the Local Government Act 1974 the hall was used to accommodate the finance department of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster.[3] After the finance department moved to new civic offices in Sir Nigel Gresley Square in 2013, Nether Hall was sold at auction for £410,000 in 2014.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Nether Hall". British listed buildings. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ^ Wainwright, John (1829). An Historical and Topographical Introduction to a Knowledge of the Ancient State of the Wapentake of Strafford and Tickhill : with Ample Account of Doncaster and Conisbrough, and of the Villages, Hamlets, Churches, Antiquities and Other Matters Connected Therewith. John Blackwell. p. 113. Nether Hall copley.
  3. ^ a b c Holland, Derek; Holland, Enid (2013). A Yorkshire Town: The Making of Doncaster. Sarah Holland. p. 108. ISBN 978-1909468016.
  4. ^ "Doncaster". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Hall under the hammer". South Yorkshire Times. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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