Bradgate House is a 19th-century ruin in
Groby,
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
, England.
Built in 1856 for the seventh Earl of Stamford, George Harry Grey, it was intended as a replacement for the
16th century Bradgate House built circa 1520, built by his ancestor
Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and home of
Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey ( 1537 – 12 February 1554), later known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her marriage) and as the "Nine Days' Queen", was an English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553.
Jane was ...
. The house was constructed in a Jacobean style on a site 2 miles south-west of
Bradgate Park. The large, handsome mansion was referred to as "Calendar House", supposedly having 365 windows, 52 rooms and 12 main chimneys. The Earl of Stamford was known for his extravagance. The stable block alone, built when the Earl became master of the Quorn Hunt, cost £30,000, a massive sum for those days. The house was sold for demolition in 1925 and subsequently demolished, leaving only the quadrangular stable block a grandiose building even in its current dilapidated state.
See also
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Bradgate House (16th century)
Bradgate House is a 16th-century ruin in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England.
Edward Grey's son Sir John Grey of Groby married Elizabeth Woodville, who, after John's death married King Edward IV. Their son Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorse ...
References
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Country houses in Leicestershire
Houses completed in 1856
Grey family
Grey family residences
Demolished buildings and structures in England
Buildings and structures demolished in 1925