Holme Pierrepont Hall is a tranquil red-brick Tudor manor house.
The village of Holme Pierrepont that once adjoined the house has long since vanished.
The estate was acquired by the Manvers family in the Middle Ages and today it still remains in the hands of their descendants.
In 1288 the estate passed by marriage to the Pierrepont family and the house was probably built by Sir William Pierrepont who inherited in 1499.
The Pierreponts prospered in the 16th century and were raised to the earldom by Charles I. In 1628 the 1st Earl enlarged and embellished the house but in the 1680s the family chose Thoresby as their main residence.
The abandoned Holme Pierrepont Hall was used as a dower house but left to decay. In the 1730s the hall and state rooms were demolished. The remaining buildings were repaired and stuccoed by the 1st Earl Manvers in around 1800.
In the 20th century the house was virtually abandoned between the wars but in 1969 it was purchased by the present owners to prevent the property leaving the family.
Since then they have carefully and sensitively restored the house and grounds. The stucco has been striped from the exterior, the rooms have been refurnished and the courtyard garden has been restored.The early-Tudor house was built of brick and arranged around a courtyard.
The gateway, flanked by projecting turrets, has survived, along with the adjoining east range. The peaceful house has splendid medieval rooms. Originally the entrance range provided lodgings for members of the Pierrepont family and two of these rooms, with plain brick walls and wooden partitions, are the first to be viewed.
The fine 17th to 20th century English country furniture and family portraits at Holme Pierrepont are family belongings of the present owners.
Many of the portraits of the Pierrepont family previously hung at Thoresby. The majority of the rooms open to the public are upstairs. In the east range, the Long Gallery contains two Tudor fireplaces and a room in the east end of the entrance front has an open medieval timber roof with cusped wind-braces.
The most important feature of the interior, however, is the splendid carved wooden staircase. This dates from 1660 - 80 and was resited at the north end of the east range in the 18th century after the state rooms in the west were demolished.
The attractive restored courtyard garden is planted with herbaceous beds and roses and includes an intricate late-Victorian box parterre.
2008: Limited Openings: 4th-Feb 19 Mar: Mon-Wed. 10th Feb,9 Mar & 13 Apr. All 14:00-17:00 Groups at other times by arrangement.
Tel: 0115 933 2371 Holme Pierrepont Hall Website
