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Newdigate House is a
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, H ...
building on
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, England. The house was built for Thomas Charlton the younger, of Chilwell. He sold it in 1683 to Samuel Staples of Nottingham who leased it to
Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard Camille d'Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard (14 February 1652 – 20 March 1728) was a French nobleman, diplomat and military commander, who became a Marshal of France. Military career Tallard was granted a commission in the French army at the ...
, who was effectively kept prisoner in it from 1705 to 1711 after defeat in the
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in 1704. In 1716 the house was sold to Thomas Newdigate, the sixth son of
Sir Richard Newdigate, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Newdigate, 1st Baronet (17 September 1602 – 14 October 1678). was an English judge, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660. Family Richard Newdigate was a younger son of Sir John Newdigate (5 March 1571 ...
, of Arbury Hall, Warwickshire. He commissioned Francis Foulgham to make the wrought-iron screen and gates which survive at the front of the house, enclosing the court yard. It was lived in by subsequent members of the Newdigate family until 1790 when it was sold to Mrs Thomas Wright. She arranged for
William Stretton William Stretton (April 1755 – 12 March 1828) was a builder and architect based in Nottingham. Family He was the eldest child of Samuel Stretton and was baptised at Lenton, Nottingham, Lenton on 20 April 1755. He married Suzanna Lynam, dau ...
to make some changes. The house was sold again in 1817. In 1905 the building was being used by W. Lee, an antiques dealer, and was put up for sale. In 1915 the house was used by the Domestic Workers' Sub-Committee of the War Relief Fund as an office. In 1960 the house became the United Services Club, and the ground floor was used by World Service restaurant from 2000 until its closure in 2024.


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{{Nottingham Places of Interest , state=autocollapse Buildings and structures in Nottingham Grade II* listed buildings in Nottinghamshire