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Wootton Lodge (Wotton Lodge) (Wootton Hall)

Wootton, near Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England

Circa Date: 1600-11 w/18th & 19th century alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

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The entrance facade from a circa 1902 postcard

The House from a circa 1900 postcard

  • Built / Designed For: Sir Richard Fleetwood, 2nd Bt.

    House & Family History: During the Civil War Wootton Lodge was held for the crown and was badly damaged during a Parliamentary siege. The House was restored circa 1700, which is when the flight of balustraded entrance steps were added. During the 1930s Wootton was briefly the home of Sir Oswald Mosley.

  • Architect: Robert Smythson

    Date: 1611
    Designed: House for Sir Richard Fleetwood
    (Attribution of this work is uncertain)
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    Architect: Thomas Trubshaw

    Date: Circa 1839
    Designed: Alterations for Rev. W.D. Davenport

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  • John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. IV, 1821.

    Country Life: XXVII, 946, 1910. CXXV, 522, 596 plan, 1959.

  • House Listed: Grade I

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • "Blanche Fury" (1948 - as Claire Hall).

  • Current Seat / Home of: Bamford family

    Past Seat / Home of: Sir Richard Fleetwood, 2nd Bt., 17th century. The Rev. W.D. Davenport, 19th century. Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Bt., 1930s. Alan Rook, 1950s.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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