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One of the grand country estates in the south of Leicestershire is Nevill Holt, which overlooks the Welland Valley, just north of the border with Northamptonshire.

Nevill Holt Hall is a Grade I-listed building, dating back to around 1400. The Cunard shipping family owned the estate from 1876 to 1912 and Nancy Cunard (1896–1965), writer, publisher and society hostess, was born here. In 1919 the hall became a preparatory school, initially linked with Uppingham School. Run by the Phillips family from 1928, the boarding school closed in 1998 due to falling rolls.

In 2000, the Hall was bought and restored by Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross. Ross has built a theatre to seat 350 within the 17th century stable courtyard which had formerly housed a science laboratory, indoor swimming pool and classrooms. In the summer, the Nevill Holt Opera Festival takes place here.

Source: Wikipedia