Plumptre House, Nottingham (also known as ''Plumtre House'') was the home of the Plumptre family from the thirteenth century until 1791. The house was located on the corner of what is now Keyes Walk and Stoney Street in Nottingham, adjacent to the churchyard of St Mary's Church. The family had occupied the site since at least the thirteenth century. John Plumptre (b. 1679) inherited the house from his father Henry in 1693. The house was remodelled between 1724 and 1730 to the designs of

Colen Campbell Colen Campbell (15 June 1676 – 13 September 1729) was a pioneering Scottish architect and architectural writer who played an important part in the development of the Georgian style. For most of his career, he resided in Italy and England. As ...

. The last of the Plumptre family to live in the house was John Plumptre (1711-1791), MP for

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

. Following Plumptre's death in 1791, the house was lived in by William Wilson, an Alderman of Nottingham. It was sold in 1841 by C.N. Wright. The property was purchased on 21 February 1853 for £8,410 () by

Richard Birkin Richard Birkin (6 July 1805 – 10 October 1870) was a British lace manufacturer. Early life Richard Birkin was born in Belper, Derbyshire, on 6 July 1805, the eldest son of Richard Birkin, a calico handloom weaver, and started working in Strutt ...

. The house was let for six years to the Nottingham School of Design. It subsequently moved to Commerce Square, where it became the Nottingham School of Art. The building was demolished in 1860 as the site was cleared for the construction of a lace warehouse.

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