"Neither the picturesque nor the strictly architectural traveller should miss Wingfield Manor House. Its tall ruins are an extremely dramatic sight".[1]
Wingfield Manor was begun about bygd Ralph, Lord Cromwell who was Treasurer of the Exchequer in the reign of Henry VI[2]. It was then sold to John Talbot, second Earl of Shrewsbury, who completed the building and Wingfield remained as one of the principal seats of his successors until not long before the English Civil War. It was built on a small hill and would have had extensive views.
Inner Court, with the High Tower on the left,
The entrance gateway opened onto a large square outer court or quadrangle where the less important members of the household lived. The inner court was more stately. The great banqueting hall was 72 ft. by 36 ft., underneath which was a spacious crypt[3].
The Crypt  • History&#;s Eye Witness Account, 8 February 7By Robert Wingfield (Edited by Jocelyn Wingfield, 8 July, ) For years Queen Elizabeth of England hesitated to have Mary Queen of Scots executed or assassinated. In and , she was held prisoner at Wingfield Manor, near North and South Wingfield, Derbyshire (whence the Derbyshire Wingfield&#;s take their name?). Young Robert Wingfield III of Upton (near both Tickencote and Fotheringhay Castle) was held in reserve to smother Mary—and no doubt would have met the same fate, rather than being knighted as he was in , but Elizabeth never gave the order. Robert was nephew of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the Lord Treasurer—his father Robert Wingfield II had married the Lord Treasurer&#;s sister Elizabeth. For years no one knew who the “R.W.&#; was who wrote the report below, which was first published in , and is reproduced (in part only) here. Robert Wingfield III was the great uncle of John Wingfield, York Herald () and great great unc • Wingfield ManorRuined manor house in Derbyshire, England | Wingfield Manor |
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| | Status | Ruined |
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| Type | Manor house |
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| Classification | Grade I listed |
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| Location | Near South Wingfield, Derbyshire |
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| Country | England |
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| Coordinates | 53°05′20″N1°26′33″W / °N °W / ; |
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| Construction started | |
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| Renovated | Great Hall renovated after Civil War |
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| Closed | s |
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| Destroyed | After the English Civil War (partial demolition) |
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| Client | Sir Ralph Cromwell, John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury |
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| Owner | English Heritage |
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| Architect(s) | Possibly Robert Stowell (initial construction), Francis Smith (renovations) |
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| Designations | Heritage at Risk Register |
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| Known for | Residence of Mary, Queen of Scots |
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