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Nevill Holt, Leicestershire
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Although Nevill Holt is not mentioned in the Domesday Book it dates back to that time.
Records exist from 1290 but the Nevills, who gave the house its name, arrived in 1474 and stayed for nearly 400 years. There have been many additions and alterations through the centuries but the essentially medieval building is unchanged.
The occupants too have been many and varied. In the 19th century the Cunard family entertained no less than five British Prime Ministers in legendary style but soon after the First World War it became a prep school and its panelled walls echoed to the sounds of schoolboys.
Today, David Ross, one of the founders of The Carphone Warehouse, has lovingly restored the fairytale array of buildings and in the process uncovered many features that had been hidden.