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Lyme Park (Lyme Hall) 
LIME
near Disley, Cheshire, England
Circa Date: late 16th century w/1720 alterations
Status: Fully Extant
LIME
near Disley, Cheshire, England
Circa Date: late 16th century w/1720 alterations
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
LIME
Location
Country
England
District Today
Cheshire
Historic County
City / Town / Village
near Disley
Latitude
53.3381
Longitude
-2.0548
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
late 16th century w/1720 alterations
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Architects
| Designed | Alterations and additions to House; added Conservatory for Thomas Legh |
| Date | 1813-18 |
| Designed | Redid exterior of House, adding 15-bay South Range and Ionic portico for Peter Legh XII |
| Date | 1720s |
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Grade I
Gardens Listed As
Grade II*
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
2.S. Vol. I, p. 34, 1854.
Country Life
XVIII, 234, 1905. XCVI, 684, 1944. C, 210, 1946. CLVI, 1724, 1858, 1930, 1998, 1974.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
2.S. Vol. I, 1824.
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01663-762-023
Fax Number
01663-765-035
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
The National Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Visitor Attraction
Current Ownership Use / Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
Legh family, 1500s-1946. Baron Newton.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
Sir Piers Legh VII built the core of the present house
House & Family History
The Leghs won the land on which Lyme stands on the battlefields of France during the Hundred Years War -- Sir Peter Legh II fought at Agincourt; his great grandson at Flodden. Lyme Park became the family's principal seat in the mid-16th century when Sir Piers Legh VII (1514-89) built the core of the present house. The Leghs were strong supporters of the Stuart cause (James II was entertained at Lyme in 1676), were involved in plots to restore the Stuart monarchy and consequently suffered arrest because of their beliefs and actions. Thomas Legh (1792-1857) was one of the most remarkable members of the family; among his many expeditions, he followed in the Nile into parts of Nubia unknown to Europeans. His nephew and successor, William John Legh, was created 1st Baron Newton in 1892. The daughter of the second Lord Newton, Phyllis Sandeman, wrote of the pleasures of growing up at Lyme in her book "Treasure on Earth." The 3rd Lord Newton found that the family could no longer support the upkeep of Lyme Park and gave it to The National Trust in 1946. Initially the House, though owned by the Trust, was operated by the Stockport Council; at one point it was a school. The National Trust took over management of the House in 1994. The Cage tower was opened to the public in 1999 for the first time.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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The art collection includes Mortlake tapestries and a fine collection of English clocks. Most of the original furntiure from Abney Hall was moved to Lyme Hall and Bramall Hall when Abney was converted to offices.
Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Grounds include a 1,400 acre park that contains red deer. The Conservatory was designed by Wyatt.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
“Brideshead Revisited” (1981 - TV mini series). "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" (1994 - the Duke of Lomond's country house in the episode "The Three Gables"). "Pride and Prejudice" (1995 - BBC TV mini series, as the exterior façade of Pemberley). "The Forsyte Saga" (2002 - TV mini series).
Bibliography
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | NA |
| Reference | Spring 1999, pg. 13 |
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Reference |
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Reference |
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