The History:
This location was originally built by two brothers in 1585 as a manor house, with residential use up until early the 1960s where it was purchased by two local business men and turned into an exclusive gentleman's dining/ gaming club, while also building a new office block alongside. They ceased trading in 1962, the estate then changed hands again.
From the mid 1960s it had what a later owner described as a ‘colourful spell as a gentleman’s dining and gaming club with the benefit of the only late licence in Chesterfield’. From 1970 the property became better known as a squash club, before declining in the 1990s and 2000s, when the business fell into receivership. Brampton Manor changed hands in 2005 and became a country club with facilities for weddings, private parties and spa days, as well as a sports club.
The site also features a grade II listed gazebo, which appears to date from the early eighteenth century.
In December 2021 the council gave permission to turn the place into apartments, it was closed in 2022 to allow for redevelopment but after delays vandals trashed the place and set the pool building on fire.
Now it sits abandoned, very well sealed up and covered in cameras.
The Explore:
I discovered the location on maps and went there without knowing anything about it, worried my presence was already known I didn't want to spend too long there and just filmed my explore. There was an insane amount of stuff left inside (which after my research makes sense since they only closed to renovate) there were so many beautiful wooden details, it was just a shame about the vandalism. Looking past that, this one was quite the treat to have seen.
The following are screenshots from the footage I captured.
I know these shots don't do the place justice, but I couldn't find any other reports on this one so thought I'd share what I have.
Appreciate you taking a look!
This location was originally built by two brothers in 1585 as a manor house, with residential use up until early the 1960s where it was purchased by two local business men and turned into an exclusive gentleman's dining/ gaming club, while also building a new office block alongside. They ceased trading in 1962, the estate then changed hands again.
From the mid 1960s it had what a later owner described as a ‘colourful spell as a gentleman’s dining and gaming club with the benefit of the only late licence in Chesterfield’. From 1970 the property became better known as a squash club, before declining in the 1990s and 2000s, when the business fell into receivership. Brampton Manor changed hands in 2005 and became a country club with facilities for weddings, private parties and spa days, as well as a sports club.
The site also features a grade II listed gazebo, which appears to date from the early eighteenth century.
In December 2021 the council gave permission to turn the place into apartments, it was closed in 2022 to allow for redevelopment but after delays vandals trashed the place and set the pool building on fire.
Now it sits abandoned, very well sealed up and covered in cameras.
The Explore:
I discovered the location on maps and went there without knowing anything about it, worried my presence was already known I didn't want to spend too long there and just filmed my explore. There was an insane amount of stuff left inside (which after my research makes sense since they only closed to renovate) there were so many beautiful wooden details, it was just a shame about the vandalism. Looking past that, this one was quite the treat to have seen.
The following are screenshots from the footage I captured.
I know these shots don't do the place justice, but I couldn't find any other reports on this one so thought I'd share what I have.
Appreciate you taking a look!
