howdy there gillianpearce! whoa more beauty from England, you keep piling it on but we can only take so much! lol. What's the Sheffield Park House? It looks like a dang castle.
howdy there gillianpearce! whoa more beauty from England, you keep piling it on but we can only take so much! lol. What's the Sheffield Park House? It looks like a dang castle.
I'm not sure about the house @janton. I've never noticed it before although it's hard to imagine how I managed to miss it. 😂
It is privately owned. I know that. So my best guess it that the family have willed it to the National Trust but are still living in it. The National Trust (which I've written about in other posts earlier in the year) are currently looking after the gardens which are open to the public.
When the current incumbents of the house die the National Trust will take over the house too, although they may well already be archiving stuff with the family's help already.
This is a complete guess but I know this has happened with other National Trust properties.
Next time I'm there I'll ask the volunteers or, if I find a bit of time, I might even look it up on Google. I'm pretty sure that won't be today though. 😊
howdy back again gillianpearce! well I think it would be a nice house to live in don't you? I think I could get used to that! Thanks so much for the explanation and information.