Name: Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
Address: Brodsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, follow brown signs
Telephone: 01302 722598

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Spooky Brodsworth Hall 26 Oct - 3 Nov 2019

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Exterior view of Brodsworth Hall in the autumn

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Brodsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, follow brown signs

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Enchanted Brodsworth Hall

The popular Enchanted event is returning to Brodsworth Hall this winter on selected dates between 5 - 22 December.

Make the most of winter evenings this December with an enchanting experience of light, colour and sound as Brodsworth Hall and Gardens is transformed into an illuminated world.

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What's On

Spooky Brodsworth Hall

Sat 26th Oct - Sun 3rd Nov 2019 11am - 4pm
Ghost Tours at Brodsworth Hall

Sat 26 Oct - Sun 3 Nov 2019 (Weekends only) 6pm and 7.30pm
Brodsworth's Music Rediscovered

Thu 7 Nov 1pm–4pm
An audience with Father Christmas

Sat 30 Nov - Sun 15 Dec 2019 (weekends only) Slots between 10.30am - 3pm
Enchanted Brodsworth Hall

Thu 5 - Sun 8 Dec 2019 (more dates available) Sessions at 4.30pm, 5.30pm, 6.30pm & 7.30pm
Enchanted Brodsworth Hall

Thu 12 - Sun 15 Dec 2019 (more dates available) Sessions at 4.30pm, 5.30pm, 6.30pm & 7.30pm
Enchanted Brodsworth Hall

Thu 19 - Sun 22 Dec 2019 (more dates available) Sessions at 4.30pm, 5.30pm, 6.30pm & 7.30pm
February Half Term

Sat 15 - Sun 23 February 2020 11am - 3pm

Music at Brodsworth

A visit to Brodsworth Hall this year will not be silent.

From July until November we'll be bringing back the spirit of the house with the help of a new innovative installation.

The installation will feature ‘lost’ instruments to evoke past experiences of what was once a home full of sound. Visitors will meander from room to room, encountering different sounds, different atmospheres and different feelings.

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Brodsworth Hall Timeline

1505Darrells to Dawneys

The estate passes from the Darrell family to the Dawneys of Cowick.

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1715The First Kinnoull

New owner George Hay, later Earl of Kinnoull, is arrested on suspicion of Jacobite sympathies. On his release he returns to Brodsworth and carries out building works.

1758Renovations

Robert Hay Drummond, later Archbishop of York, inherits and carries out extensive renovations at Brodsworth.

1791The First Thellusson

Peter Thellusson, a wealthy merchant and banker, buys Brodsworth.

1796Infamous Will

There are extensive legal battles over Thellusson's peculiar will, which withholds much of his estate until after all his living sons and grandsons die.

1858Legal Resolution

The battle over Thellusson's will finally ends when the inheritance is divided between Frederick, 4th Baron Rendlesham, and Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson. Charles inherits Brodsworth.

Brand New House

Charles commissions little-known architect Philip Wilkinson to build a new house. The gardens are also laid out in the 1860s.

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1905Coal Money

Charles leases land to the newly formed Brodsworth Colliery Company. This brings in income from rent and coal royalties.

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1906-13Modernisation

With the extra coal income, the Thellussons redecorate several rooms, update the kitchen and replace gas lights with electricity.

1913-1930sFinancial Pressures

Charles Grant-Dalton inherits. Under financial pressure, Charles sells off paintings and part of the estate.

1939Second World War

Charles organises the local Home Guard after war breaks out. His wife, Sylvia, and daughter, Pamela, become nurses and Pamela also serves in the Air Transport Auxiliary.

1952-1988Widow's Home

Charles dies but Sylvia continues to live at Brodsworth until her death.

1990-1995The Hall Conserved

Pamela inherits and decides to keep the estate but not the hall. It is transferred to English Heritage, who carry out conservation work and open it to the public.

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  5.19 miles from Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
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  8.14 miles from Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
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  10.91 miles from Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
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- Gainsborough Old Hall
  21.9 miles from Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
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  22.61 miles from Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
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  24.03 miles from Brodsworth Hall and Gardens