Built / Designed For: Joseph Shuttleworth, co-founder of Clayton & Shuttleworth (heavy engineering firm).
House & Family History: From 1942 Hartsholme was occupied by the British Army; by 1947 it had been taken over by squatters, which caused serious deterioration of the building. The House was demolished in the 1950s and 1960s.
Garden & Outbuildings: In 1978 the Stables were converted into a park visitor center. The 1881 Boat House is on the south side of the lake, near the White Bridge (removed in 1942 and rebuilt in 1964). In 1848 the 25-acre Hartsholme Lake was constructed by the Lincoln Waterworks Company to provide water to Lincoln, a purpose it served until 1911. The Hartsholme Estate was expanded to over 2,000 acres by the 2nd Earl of Liverpool in the early 20th century.
Architect: Francis Henry Goddard
Date: 1861Architect: Edward Milner
Date: 1862
Title: No Voice From the Hall: Early Memories of a Country House Snooper
Author: Harris, John
Year Published: 1998
Publisher: London: John Murray
ISBN: 0719555671
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Joseph Shuttleworth, 1861-83. Nathaniel Clayton Cockburn (Shuttleworth's business partner), 1883-1902. Colonel Thomas Walter Harding, 1902-09. Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, 1909-39. Thomas Place, 1939-51.
Current Ownership Type: Government
Primary Current Ownership Use: Public Park
Ownership Details: Owned by Lincoln Corporation since 1951 and used as a 130-acre public park, Hartsholme Country Park.