Oakhurst House

Oakhurst House
Large country house by river with wooded hillside beyond- 1900 postcard
Eastern elevation of house, showing 1848 entrance; 1888 and 1894 extensions
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General information
TypeCountry house
Architectural styleArts and Crafts, Jacobean[1]
Locationnear Ambergate, Derbyshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°03′58″N 1°29′36″W / 53.0661°N 1.4934°W / 53.0661; -1.4934
Completed1848
Cost£1000 (1847 Rebuild)
ClientMidland Railway Company, Richard Johnson & Nephew Wireworks
Design and construction
Architect(s)Charles Trubshaw, John Douglas
Main contractorRobinsons of Belper (1847 Rebuild)

Oakhurst House is a derelict building in Shining Cliff Woods above the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire. The house was built in 1848 by Francis Hurt behind his iron forge in Ambergate. It was owned by the Johnson family of industrialists for many years who were benefactors in the local area, building the parish church of St. Anne at Ambergate.

  1. ^ Craven, Maxwell; Stanley, Michael (2002). The Lost Houses of Derbyshire. Landmark. ISBN 9781843060642.