Mosborough Hall is a 17th-century

Grade II-listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

building in

Mosborough Mosborough is a village in the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of Derbyshire, its name being a linguistic blend of 'moor' and 'borough'. During the late 19th century and 20th century, the village was noted for ...

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

, England. The building was originally a

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

in what was then a small village in

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, however due to population growth over the years the village was incorporated into the city of Sheffield and the hall today is used as a hotel.

Notable occupants

The original Mosborough Hall was once owned by William Carey and his son

Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (4 March 1526 – 23 July 1596) was an English peer and courtier. He was the patron of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, William Shakespeare's playing company. The son of Mary Boleyn, he was a cousin of Elizabeth I. ...

is also said to have been born in the hall. Other former owners of the hall include Samuel Staniforth, a local mine owner from the village as well as members of the local Molyneux, Rotherham and Stones families. The noted Catholic historian, writer and priest

Hugh Tootell Hugh Tootell (1671/72 – 27 February 1743) was an English Catholic historian. He is commonly known under his pseudonym Charles Dodd. Life Tootell was born in Lancashire. He was tutored by his uncle, Christopher Tootle, before studying wi ...

(better known under the nom de plume of Charles Dodd) lived at the hall while serving as chaplain to the Molyneux family between 1689-1711 and again from 1716 to 1718. Besides the building, the house's service buildings, gate and walls are also listed.

References

Country houses in South Yorkshire Grade II listed buildings in Sheffield Houses in Sheffield {{SouthYorkshire-struct-stub