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Overstone Hall Overstone Hall is a Grade II listed[1] stately home in Northamptonshire, England.[2] HistoryThe house was built in the early 1860s for Samuel Jones-Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone and Lady Overstone, designed by architect William Milford Teulon in French Renaissance style.[3] It was used as a girls' boarding school from the 1920s until 1979.[4] Overstone Hall became derelict after being destroyed in a fire in April 2001.[5] Part of the building unaffected by the fire was used for retirement flats from 2008 to 2014. In March 2023, another suspected arson reportedly occurred.[6] In 2019, plans to restore the building into apartments had been rejected by the council.[7] In April 2023 it was reported that the owners of the building were applying for its demolition. West Northamptonshire Council is yet to make a final decision.[2] The Victorian Society opposes the plans.[8] 80 people objected to the plans of the sites owners Barry Howard Homes.[9] References
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