The house from a 1906 postcard
Earlier Houses: There was an earlier house of the Sheffield family on, or near, the site of the current house.
Built / Designed For: Sir Robert Sheffield, 4th Bt.
House & Family History: Samantha Cameron (née Sheffield), wife of former Conservative prime minister David Cameron, grew up on the estate (though not in the house) as a daughter of Sir Reginald Adrian Berkeley Sheffield, 8th Bt.
Garden & Outbuildings: The house sits within a 350-acre park.
Architect: Robert Smirke
Date: 1825-30Architect: Walter Henry Brierley
Date: 1906-08
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Reference: pg. 880
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Sir Robert Sheffield, 4th Bt., until 1862; Sir Robert Sheffield, 5th Bt., 1862-86; Sir Berkeley Digby George Sheffield, 6th Bt., 1886-1946; Sheffield family here until 1963.
Current Ownership Type: Government
Primary Current Ownership Use: Visitor Attraction
Ownership Details: Owned by North Lincolnshire Council.
House Open to Public: Yes
Phone: 01724-720-588
Fax: 01724-721-248
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.normanbyhall.co.uk/
Historic Houses Member: No