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Risley Hall (Derbyshire, England)
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Risley Hall is an 11th century country house hotel and spa set in 17 acres (68,796.6 m²) of private landscaped grounds in the Derbyshire
countryside, close to Junction 25 of the M1
. It comprises 35 bedrooms and several function rooms.
The building's main function is as a hotel
and spa
, but they also cater for weddings, which take place in the 16th century church-like Baronial Hall, crafted with high-rafted ceilings and mullion windows.
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Risley Hall hotel itself has a history that goes back to the 11th century. It prospered in the Grand House in Victorian times under the ownership of a flamboyant entrepreneur called Ernest Terah Hooley
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Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
countryside, close to Junction 25 of the M1
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
. It comprises 35 bedrooms and several function rooms.
The building's main function is as a hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
and spa
Spa
The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are...
, but they also cater for weddings, which take place in the 16th century church-like Baronial Hall, crafted with high-rafted ceilings and mullion windows.
History
The Willoughby family (1350) were the main benefactors to Risley Hall, and lived there. They built the Church of All Saints, and founded a free school. The Latin House was built in the early 18th century, and Risley Hall itself dates from the 16th century. The Risley Lanx, a Romano-British silver plate, was discovered in Risley and is now on display at the British MuseumBritish Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
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Risley Hall hotel itself has a history that goes back to the 11th century. It prospered in the Grand House in Victorian times under the ownership of a flamboyant entrepreneur called Ernest Terah Hooley
Ernest Terah Hooley
Ernest Terah Hooley was an English financier and developer of the Trafford Park industrial estate in the outskirts of Manchester.-Biography:...
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