Noseley Hall
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Noseley Hall is a privately owned 18th century country house situated at Noseley
, Billesden, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building
Anciently held by the Marteval family, it has been the seat of the Hazlerigg family
since 1419 when the Marteval heiress married Thomas Hasilrige (The spelling of the family name was changed in 1818).
The house was built in the 1720s by Sir Arthur Haselrige on the site of the previous 15th century manor house, of which no trace remains. The imposing two storey South front has attics behind ballustrades and eleven bays symmetrical around the central three advanced bays, which are defined by full height Tuscan
style pilaster
s. The central doorway carries the family crest on the keystone and a pediment. Substantial alterations and extensions were carried out in about 1835.
The nearby 13th century family chapel (52.579248°N 0.912884°W) is a Grade I listed building and the adjoining stable block is Grade II.
Many of the contents of the house were sold by auction in 1998 and realised over £2.6m. The house and estate has been on the market for sale since April 2009 and as at April 2011 the asking price was £12m
Noseley
Noseley is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of the Hazlerigg family, whose members include Sir Arthur Hesilrige, who was one of the five Members of Parliament whom Charles I unsuccessfully sought to arrest.In 2004 the parish had an...
, Billesden, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building
Anciently held by the Marteval family, it has been the seat of the Hazlerigg family
Baron Hazlerigg
Baron Hazlerigg, of Noseley in the County of Leicester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1945 for Sir Arthur Hazlerigg, 13th Baronet. He had previously served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire...
since 1419 when the Marteval heiress married Thomas Hasilrige (The spelling of the family name was changed in 1818).
The house was built in the 1720s by Sir Arthur Haselrige on the site of the previous 15th century manor house, of which no trace remains. The imposing two storey South front has attics behind ballustrades and eleven bays symmetrical around the central three advanced bays, which are defined by full height Tuscan
Tuscan order
Among canon of classical orders of classical architecture, the Tuscan order's place is due to the influence of the Italian Sebastiano Serlio, who meticulously described the five orders including a "Tuscan order", "the solidest and least ornate", in his fourth book of Regole generalii di...
style pilaster
Pilaster
A pilaster is a slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall. Most commonly flattened or rectangular in form, pilasters can also take a half-round form or the shape of any type of column, including tortile....
s. The central doorway carries the family crest on the keystone and a pediment. Substantial alterations and extensions were carried out in about 1835.
The nearby 13th century family chapel (52.579248°N 0.912884°W) is a Grade I listed building and the adjoining stable block is Grade II.
Many of the contents of the house were sold by auction in 1998 and realised over £2.6m. The house and estate has been on the market for sale since April 2009 and as at April 2011 the asking price was £12m