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England

Kiveton House (Kiveton Park) (Keiton Park)

Kiveton, Rotherham

South Yorkshire

England

Historic County: West Riding of Yorkshire

Start Date: 1698

Completion Date: 1704

Status: Destroyed

Demolished 1812

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

  • Built / Designed For: 1st Duke of Leeds

    Collections: Kiveton contained an exceptionally important collection of late Stuart furniture made for the House at the order of the 1st Duke of Leeds. The furniture was later moved to another Leeds seat, Hornby Castle, before being sold in the 1930 sale of the contents of Hornby.

  • Architect: William Talman

    Date: 1698-1704
    Designed: House for 1st Duke of Leeds

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  • Vitruvius Britannicus: C. IVth. pls. 11-18, 1739.

  • Title: England's Lost Houses From the Archives of Country Life
    Author: Worsley, Giles
    Year Published: 2002
    Reference: pg. 72
    Publisher: London: Aurum Press
    ISBN: 1854108204
    Book Type: Hardback

    Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 1995
    Reference: pg. 953
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 0300072074
    Book Type: Softback

  • House Listed: Demolished

    Park Listed: Destroyed

  • Past Seat / Home of: Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, late 17th-early 18th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Demolished

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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