English country houses with changed use
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Many English country houses have experienced a change of use and are no longer privately occupied.[1][2]
Country houses converted to luxury hotels
Country houses used as schools or for other educational purposes
Country houses used for religious purposes
Country houses used as hospitals or residential care homes
- Cuernden Hall
- Gisburne Hall, private hospital
- Leckhampton Court
- Littledale Hall
- Wrightington Hall, NHS hospital
Country houses run as museums or art galleries
- Astley Hall, museum and art gallery
- Compton Verney, art gallery
- Cusworth Hall, The museum of South Yorkshire Life
- Duff House, outstation of the National Gallery of Scotland
- Lytham Hall, run by English Heritage
- Paxton House, outstations of the National Gallery of Scotland
- Samlesbury Hall, run by trust
- Saint Fagans Castle, National Museum of History
- Temple Newsam House, a museum of the decorative arts
- Towneley Park, museum and art gallery
- Turton Tower, run by Blackburn Council
- Wollaton Hall, natural history museum.
Country houses used for other purposes
- Alton Towers, amusement park.
- Drayton Manor, Drayton Manor Theme Park amusement park
- Donington Hall, office
- Hewell Grange, open prison
- Heskin Hall, antiques centre
- Waddow Hall, Girlguiding centre
- Winmarleigh Hall, children's activity centre
- Wyresdale Park, barn wedding venue and business centre
