Sheffield Park House

Sheffield Park House is a large country house dating mainly to about 1779, built by the first Lord Sheffield. It was designed by James Wyatt, representing his earliest example of Gothic architecture, although the main entrance front is conceived in a symmetrical classical style. The house is two storeys high and has seven windows. It is constructed of ashlar stone, with a cornice and a battlemented parapet. The outer window bays are flanked by pilasters; between them, the cornice rises to form a pointed arch with a stepped gable above, containing a small attic window and topped by three pinnacled finials. The sash windows retain their original glazing bars and have dripstones above. A central porch was added in 1912, and a service wing was added to the west of the main house in the same year. The east front features a large pointed Gothic window, originally partially obscured from internal view. The interior is a mixture of Gothic and classical styles; the hall and staircase are Gothic, while the rest of the interior is classical in design. The "Prince's Room" on the upper floor is decorated with animal paintings by Charles Cotton the elder, RA. A few rooms contain early 18th-century panelling.