| Administrative History | Godfrey Clarke of Somersall Hall purchased Sutton Scarsdale Hall in 1740. In 1805, his heiress Anna Maria Catherine Price Clarke married Walter Butler, 17th Earl and later 1st Marquess of Ormonde.
Following the death of the Marquis of Ormonde in 1820, and by Act of Parliament 1824-1854, Richard Arkwright, son of the Cromford Arkwrights, became the new owner and the estate remained in the family until 1920. Sutton Scarsdale Hall then fell into a sad state of disrepair. After years of neglect, a consortium of Chesterfield businessmen purchased the property but owing to its poor general state, it was decided to dismantle the building and sell off the contents including the lead roof. The hall deteriorated even more until in 1946 Sir Osbert Sitwell of Renishaw Hall purchased the surviving shell with the intention of preserving the remains as a ruin. Sutton Scarsdale Hall is now in the care of English Heritage and is freely accessible to visitors. It is a Listed Grade 1 building. [Source: www.derbyshireuk.net/] |
| Custodial History | D2506/1 was acquired by Derbyshire Record Office via the British Records Association in April 1982. Items under D2506/2/1 were purchased via www.eBay.com in October 2020. |