| Nether Hall, Doncaster | |
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 Nether Hall, Doncaster | |
| Location | Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°31′33″N1°07′45″W / 53.5257°N 1.1292°W |
| Built | Early to mid 18th century |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 18 April 1969 |
| Reference no. | 1192739 |
  Location in South Yorkshire | |
Nether Hall is a large mansion in Doncaster. It is a Grade II listed building. [1]
The building was designed as a mansion for the Copley family of Sprotbrough [2] and was completed in the early to mid 18th century. [1]
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 8th Baronet sold an estate in Barbados with 150 slaves for £14,285 and purchased Nether Hall in 1841. [3]
It became a private school in the 1870s [4] and then became the headquarters of the Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons in the early 20th century. [5] The regiment was mobilised at Nether Hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. [6] The hall was decommissioned after the war and acquired by Doncaster Rural District Council in 1921; [4] a rear wing was built for use as a council chamber. [1] Following the Local Government Act 1974 the hall was used to accommodate the finance department of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. [4] After the finance department moved to new civic offices in Sir Nigel Gresley Square in 2013, Nether Hall was sold at auction for £410,000 in 2014. [7] The building was offered for sale by auction again, by Allsop of London, with a guide price of £425,000 or more, in September 2023. [8]
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Nether Hall copley.