page_title: Swarkestone Hall Pavilion
hierarchical_section_title: Swarkestone Hall Pavilion
caption_attribution_description: English: Arms of Harpur of Swarkestone Hall, Derbyshire: Argent, a lion rampant within a bordure engrailed sable, as borne by the Harpur-Crewe Baronets (Debrett's Baronetage of England, 7th Edition, 1835, p.35 [1]). The Church of St James, Swarkestone, Derbyshire, contains the Harpur Chapel, within which survive alabaster monuments to Sir Richard Harpur (d.1577) and Sir John Harpur (d.1627)[2]
context_page_description: Swarkestone Hall Pavilion, also known as Swarkestone Stand and The Grandstand, is a 17th-century pavilion 200 metres north of the ruins of Swarkestone Hall, Swarkestone, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building south of Chellaston on the A514.
  The pavilion was constructed between 1630 and 1632. Its frontage displays the arms of Sir John Harpur and his wife Catherine Howard, who had married in 1631 or 1632, so it may have been built in celebration of their marriage. The Harpur family lived at the adjacent Swarkestone Hall, built in the 1560s for Sir Richard Harpur.
  The purpose of the building is a matter of some debate. It has been referred to as the Bowling Alley House, The Stand, The Grandstand, The Bullring and The Summerhouse; it is also suggested it may be a banqueting house or a decorative part of a formal garden. Even the enclosure to the front of the pavilion is debated, with suggestions it may have been constructed in the 19th century when the Swarkestone estate was used for large-scale livestock breeding.
context_section_description: Swarkestone Hall Pavilion, also known as Swarkestone Stand and The Grandstand, is a 17th-century pavilion 200 metres north of the ruins of Swarkestone Hall, Swarkestone, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building south of Chellaston on the A514.
  The pavilion was constructed between 1630 and 1632. Its frontage displays the arms of Sir John Harpur and his wife Catherine Howard (granddaughter of the Earl of Suffolk), who had married in 1631 or 1632, so it may have been built in celebration of their marriage. The Harpur family lived at the adjacent Swarkestone (Old) Hall, built in the 1560s for Sir Richard Harpur.  
  The purpose of the building is a matter of some debate. It has been referred to as the Bowling Alley House, The Stand, The Grandstand, The Bullring and The Summerhouse; it is also suggested it may be a banqueting house or a decorative part of a formal garden. Even the enclosure to the front of the pavilion is debated, with suggestions it may have been constructed in the 19th century when the Swarkestone estate was used for large-scale livestock breeding.
caption: Arms of Harpur of Swarkestone:  Argent, a lion rampant within a bordure engrailed sable, as sculpted on the Swarkestone Hall Pavilion, and borne later by the Harpur-Crewe Baronets[1]
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