Derbyshire Council Selling Historic Grade II Lodge at Auction

Nottingham Lodge, a Grade II listed historic lodge built in 1910 by architect Walter Tapper, is being sold at auction by Derbyshire County Council for £200,000. The lodge, located in Shipley Country Park, has fallen into disrepair and requires modernization, though it offers a unique opportunity with a 999-year lease. Residents have called for better protection of the sandstone two-storey building due to its historical significance. The country park was formerly a coal mine until 1974, with 30 abandoned mine shafts on the site, and the lodge was once owned by the National Coal Board. Derbyshire County Council continues to dispose of various properties and land, some of which were acquired because no one else wanted them, including brownfield and contaminated plots. A similar nearby property, Derby Lodge, is now operated as Barefeet Lodge Tearooms by the council.