Swanwick Hall School

The main building was constructed in 1771-72 by Joseph Pickford for Hugh Wood, a gentryman in Swanwick.

This was around the same time the estate was expanded to over thirty acres due to the Alfreton Inclosure Act 1812 (52 Geo.

It was known as the coeducational Swanwick Hall Grammar School from 1922, It had extensions designed by county council architect, G. Widdows, and was opened by the Duke Of Devonshire.

[2] However, Swanwick Hall School continues to coordinate with Derbyshire County Council for admissions.

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Swanwick Hall, view from the north park, c.1890’s.
Swanwick Hall as a grammar school, entire site pictured, c.1940’s.
Swanwick Hall’s south facade, pictured in May 2023.