Lodge and gates, Wootton Hall, near Ellastone

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Date:1900 - 1910 (c.)

Description:Entrance gates and lodge at Wootton Hall, near Ellastone. The lodge and gates were built around 1840 at the entrance to the now demolished Wootton Hall and are Grade II listed.

Wootton Hall was a large stone house originally built for the Davenport family which was extensively rebuilt in about 1837. Jean Jacques Rousseau stayed here for a year in 1766. It was demolished around 1931.

Photographer: R. & R. Bull, Ashbourne.

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Wrought & Cast Iron Work Stately Homes & Large Country Houses Lodges & Gatehouses Gates Estate Parks & Gardens Carvings Buildings, Architecture, Monuments Architectural Features

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Source: Staffordshire County Record Office

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