Nevill Holt

For the Australian Olympic shooter, see Neville Holt (sport shooter).
Nevill Holt Hall
The hall, church and stable block

Nevill Holt is a hamlet and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated about 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Market Harborough, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Corby and lies close to the borders with Northamptonshire and Rutland. It is on the north side of the Welland valley. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 28. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Horninghold

Nevill Holt Hall

Nevill Holt Hall is a Grade I listed building, dating back to before 1300.[1] The Cunard shipping family owned the estate from 1876 to 1912 and Nancy Cunard (1896–1965), writer, publisher and society hostess, was born here. In 1919 the hall became a preparatory school, initially linked with Uppingham School. Run by the Phillips family from 1928, the school was an IAPS boarding school. In 1998 the school closed due to falling rolls.

In 2000, the Hall was bought and restored by Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross who had visited the prep school which a friend of his at Uppingham School had attended.[2] Ross has built a theatre to seat 350 within the 17th century stable courtyard which had formerly housed a science laboratory, indoor swimming pool and classrooms. In the summer, Nevill Holt hosts the Nevill Holt Opera festival.[3]

Coordinates: 52°32′06″N 0°47′54″W / 52.53506°N 0.79842°W / 52.53506; -0.79842

References

  1. ↑ from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest
  2. ↑ Set the right tone - Times Online
  3. ↑ About Nevill Holt Opera


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