Nottingham Buildings

Colwick Hall / Colwick Hall Hotel, Racecourse Road

This beautiful Georgian mansion in the Palladian style can be found on the south eastern edge of the city close to the River Trent.  Whilst the house has its origins way back in Saxon times and is mentioned in the Doomsday Book, what we see here today is a re-build that dates from 1776 and is the work of the architect John Carr.  It has had a chequered history. In 1225 it was passed by charter to Reginald de Colwyke and in 1362 became home to The Byron family for 300 years until 1642 when it was sold to Sir John Musters. In the late 19th century it became part of the Nottingham Racecourse Company and later became a holiday resort.  After 1940 the hall suffered many years of decline and neglect but was recently rescued by local businessman and entrepreneur Mr. Chek Whyte who undertook its restoration and conversion into a 16 room hotel with restaurant and function rooms.  The Hotel is now owned and operated by The Peal Hotels and Restaurants Group. As I have not been a guest, I have not had the opportunity to view the interior first hand to any great degree. However, what I have seen is very beautiful with fine ornate plaster work, period fireplaces, Corinthian columns and very sympathetic decorations and furnishings.

Mr. Chek Whyte has not only undertaken the beautiful restoration of this fine house, but has also worked his magic on Clifton Hall (Also in the city),  and Bunny Hall in the county.   He has now purchased Stanford Hall, again in the county and I'm sure he will make an equally good job of that house to preserve it for the future.  Indeed, Mr. Whyte seems to have recently done more to rescue and restore the crumbling fine houses of South Nottinghamshire than all the councils, and all official heritage authorities put together.

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