2013

SK4983 : Kiveton Hall

taken 11 years ago, near to Todwick, Rotherham, England

Kiveton Hall
Kiveton Hall
The present Kiveton Hall occupies part of the site of the former Keeton Hall, seat of the Osborne family, Dukes of Leeds. The original (Keeton) Hall, a much grander property, was built around 1698 by Thomas Osborne, the First Duke of Leeds to replace the Elizabethan Thorpe Hall at nearby Thorpe Salvin, but was subsequently demolished by the 6th Duke in 1811 who then relocated to Hornby Castle in North Yorkshire. It is known that in 1806 the estate was visited by the then Prince of Wales, who was later to become King George IV. Local legend has it that a wager between the Duke and the future King led to the demolition of the Hall, but this story has little foundation.

The former Duke’s estate, covering an area of 600 acres, was used for hunting by the Duke and his guests and is the very reason why the village of Kiveton was later renamed Kiveton Park (indeed, the old definition of 'Park; is "an enclosed area of land stocked with game and held by royal prescription"). The Duke’s hunting hounds were housed in kennels near where Kiveton Park Station stands today and that part of the village became known locally as “Dog Kennels”, although nowadays is generally referred to as Kiveton Park Station, distinguishing it from the main bulk of the village approximately one mile to the west.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Village, Rural settlement
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · North [4] · Duke of Leeds [3] · Houses [3] · Keeton Hall [3] · West [3] Other Photos: · View from behind Kiveton Hall Farm ·
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SK4983, 26 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mike Nield   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 21 June, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 7 December, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4986 8339 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:20.7038N 1:15.1523W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 49836 83531
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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