Finding a Derelict 13th Century Hall and Estate!

Recently the country home/Manor estates of Britain have been calling us! thats right we have been in that mood for a few estate house explores after the smaller Ryton Manor trip. So we decided to start with a nice local estate known as the Annesley hall estate. This land is home to the large 13th century hall, the servant quarters, a grade one listed church and a few stable and celler like areas among the gardens. Unfortunately the main hall has suffered 2 large fires one in 2015 that has left it in quite the state. Also on the way home we found a small little farm house that we decided to go have a look at!
Annesley Hall information:
Recorded in the Domesday book as Aneslie held by Richard, a Breton from Ralph Fitzherbert. Annesley Hall is a country house estate in Nottinghamshire built for Ralph de Annesley but most commonly known as the once home of the Chaworth-Muster family. The land consists of the former gatehouse, the old church which is grade 1 listed and scheduled an ancient monument the gardens and of course the hall and servant wing. Originally home to the Annesley family with ties to the land as early as the 1200s, Probably the most well known however were the Chaworth family who gained the estate through marriage of Alice Annesley to George Chaworth. The Chaworth family owned the grounds for over 350 years after this. The hall as been redeveloped and enlarged serval times in its life and by 1610 Annesley Hall had to be rebuilt by George, first Viscount Chaworth, who probably laid out the terraces and orchard shown on Thoroton's engraving of 1677 (Throsby 1790). The hall was enlarged by Patrick Chaworth in the 17th century. After the Marriage of Mary Chaworth to John Musters the Chaworth-Muster (1442) family became one of the most powerful in the area of Nottinghamshire. Alterations, including new south gables, were made in the 1830s. John Chaworth-Musters inherited Annesley while still a minor and further alterations, including removing the rest of the old village and improving the grounds, were carried out by his uncle and guardian, Philip Hamond. John came of age and married in 1859 and in the late 1860-80s a new wing was built. Gardens, pleasure grounds, and a large kitchen garden were also laid out and an icehouse was constructed. The estate remained in the hands of the Chaworth-Muster family until John's great great-grandson Major Robert P Chaworth-Musters sold Annesley Hall in 1973 to the Football Association who, in turn, sold it to property developers. Many of the 17th century fittings were removed and redevelopment of the building began. However after a fire in 1997 which damaged the structure of the building it hasn’t been lived in since. This hall is NOT open to the public and is privately owned. The hall is currently on the Buildings at risk register as deteriorating and vulnerable although the council and ground owners have tried and are trying to restore the building in order to save it. People may know the hall from the popular 2005 show Most Haunted.
Unfortunately two of the three floors of the hall were ruined in a fire on the 16th may 2015.
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[@babbysmurf86]

This is legitimately my most favourite place

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Urbex Team LittleBig great spot isn’t it

[@babbysmurf86]

Red State Connection yes!! I’ve been up there so many times and I never get bored, I’m on first name terms with the farmer. It really is a beautiful place.

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Urbex Team LittleBig amazing! You make videos aswell or just like exploring? Always happy to meet up with fellow explorers for a good trip out 🙃

[@babbysmurf86]

Red State Connection we do although haven’t done one in a while had no car! We are picking it up in the new year I think

[@kathrynedwards248]

This house was the next estate over from Newstead Abbey..Byrons house he inherited at 8 years old...As a young teenager he fell in love with Mary chaworth Musters...and used to visit the house every day to see the love of his life...They would walk in her rose gardens..and walk up Annesley hill in the sunshine...and sit and talk...he wanted to marry her and she him..but the family forbade it ..and she had to marry another who was rich...Byron never got over her all his life....He wrote a poem for her later in life=Hills of Annesley..bleak and barren..where my thoughtless childhood strayed..How thw northern tempests,,warring..Howl above yout tufted shade...Now no more..the hours beguiling..favourite haunts I see..Now no more my Mary smiling..Makes ye seem a heaven to me.......The family must have regretted their decision..because Byron of course became very famous and rich for a while.......

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Anything happened with the building since this video Kathryn? Hope its still there

[@jessmaeee4]

My ancestors many hundred of years ago actually used to own this place fun fact

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That is a bloody good fun fact! Have you ever been to it yourself to see the place? Thanks for sharing. I wish I knew more about my ancestors from that far back!

[@jessmaeee4]

@@RedStateFilms no I’ve never visited it, I only recently found out myself that my ancestors used to own it. Well the was a lord of it in the very early days of the manor. Definitely going to be visiting it though with my brother if I still can.

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@@jessmaeee4 i think its still in this condition from what ive heard, unfortunately as you can see its mainly just a shell of a building now. but its still beautiful to see it in the grounds and imagine life how it use to be.

[@lukeradford9185]

Me and my mate walk around annesley hall and got some pics you want to see

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Sure mate! i usually put our photos on 28 days later, but most of them go onto our facebook page/instagram (if you search Red State Connection on both thats us! so if you wanna check out ours you can, do you post your up anywhere you can link us too?

[@rapidassassin1291]

Where did you park? Looking to go here soon

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its been that long since we went im not 100% sure mate but i think we just pulled up along the road somewhere in a layby.

[@bettsyjrxd7087]

How can you get inside

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was fully boarded up when we went so no access for us, not sure if anyone has had luck since though.

[@kathrynedwards248]

I f it hadn`t burnt down..they could have made a fortune...with visitors because Byron lovers ..who know this story..after seeing Newton Abbey Byrons house ..they would all trek over to Mary`s house and pay to go in....Shame it was destroyed....The romeo and Juliet story happened here in the rose-gardens.....so bleak sad and lonely now........

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kathryn edwards thankyou so much for the information I didn’t know the story, it is a real shame to see it sit doing nothing. Are you local to it? Haven’t been over in a while wonder if anything is happening yet on the site. Hate seeing history like this lost.