Renishaw Hall, Sheffield, England

The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. 

HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT

The Sitwell family appear in records of 1301 when they were resident at Ridgeway, about 2 kilometres from Renishaw. The family settled in Stavely Netherthorpe in the earlier 16th century and the site at Renishaw was acquired by Robert Sytwell in the mid 16th century when he bought fields and common land. By 1600 it had become the family seat. The family acquired wealth through their ironworks which by the end of the 17th century were the largest producers of iron nails in the world. The estate passed through marriage to the Hurt family who changed their name to Sitwell in 1777. Sir George Sitwell (1860-1943), fourth baronet, was responsible for the layout of the formal gardens and wrote On the Making of Gardens in 1909. The estate has remained in the Sitwell family since that time and is in private ownership (1998).