Earlier Houses: There was an earlier Medieval house on, or near, the site of the current house.

Built / Designed For: John Corbett

House & Family History: Chateau Impney was designed for John Corbett, a wealthy salt manufacturer known as "the King of the Midlands Salt Industry." Corbett married a French woman (very likely his children's nanny) and built Impney Hall, as it was then called, to remind his wife of the châteaux of the Loire Valley. There was nothing like the Louis XIII style house in England at the time, French being an unpopular style for the exterior of houses. Legend has it that 3,000 men worked to build the amazing over-the-top house. In the 1920s Impney Hall became a hotel, a purpose it served until it was requisitioned by the government during World War II. After the war, the house was reopened as Chateau Impney Hotel.

Garden & Outbuildings: The house today sits in 150 acres of grounds.

House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: John Corbett, 1872-1901.

Current Ownership Type: Corporation

Primary Current Ownership Use: Unoccupied

House Open to Public: No

Phone: 01905-774-411

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.impneyestate.co.uk/

Historic Houses Member: No