Built between 1879 and 1883 for the Welby family in the Tudor style by the architect Sir Arthur Blomfield, the large country house was built to replace the 17th and 18th century Denton Hall that stood about 200m away to the north-east (see PRN 30023). This late Victorian country house was seriously damaged by fire in 1906. The house survived and it was demolished in 1938 to 1939 with the sale of the building's material taking place in February 1939. {1} In 1965 only the filled in cellar of the hall remained at the published site. {2} Denton Manor, Sir Arthur Blomfield's house of 1883 has gone except for the stabling and terracing. {3} The site of the house cellars and the gardens to the south with terracing are visible in aerial photographs and were plotted by the National Mapping Programme. {4}