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Osmaston Hall

  • Built / Designed For: Robert Wilmot

  • Garden & Outbuildings: The former grounds of Osmaston Hall, purchased by Derby City Council in 1946, are today the Ascot Drive Industrial Estate in Derby.

  • Architect: Joseph Wyatt

    Date: Late 18th century
    Designed: Greenhouse for Sir Robert Wilmot (it's unclear if the greenhouse was ever built)

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  • Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 1995
    Reference: pg. 1121
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 0300072074
    Book Type: Softback

  • House Listed: Demolished

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Past Seat / Home of: Sir John Eardley Wilmot, 18th century; Sir Robert Wilmot, 18th century; Wilmot-Horton family here from the 17th century until 1888. William Darwin Fox (tenant), 19th century; Fox family here from 1814 and 1887.

    Current Ownership Type: Demolished

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No