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"The Hall" and some of its ancillary buildings (now used for functions). Both are seen here on the other side of the pond. This land was given to the Archbishop of York in 956 A.D., by the Saxon King of southern England - Edwy (a.k.a. Eadwig the Fair) - as part of the Manor of Southwell. Edward Cludd, the Master General of London, was the estate manager at the time of the Civil War. He used his friendship with Oliver Cromwell to acquire the Park and he built the first 'pretty little brick house' here. It proved too small for John Sutton and his brother Richard who took over the lease in 1764 and it they the original house was replaced by the present Georgian mansion in the late 1760s. At the same time, the estate was landscaped. Since 1881, when Lewis Starkey moved his family here from Yorkshire, Norwood has been home to five successive generations. John Ralph Starkey planted the first Bramley orchard in 1910 whilst MP for Newark. His son William and grandson John have kept the fruit growing tradition alive and this includes a substantial strawberry growing enterprise. During WWII the house served as a convalscent home for soldiers. In 1945 it resumed service as a family residence for further Starkey family members including Sir William, Sir John and finally by his son Sir Henry until 2019. At present it is managed as a function venue.