| Tapton House | |
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  Location within Derbyshire | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Tapton |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°14′42.000″N 1°24′49.788″W / 53.24500000°N 1.41383000°W |
| Ordnance Survey | SK3921372156 |
| Year(s) built | Late 18th century |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Tapton House |
| Designated | 13 March 1968 |
| Reference no. | 1088335 |
Tapton House, in Tapton, Derbyshire, England, was once the home of engineer George Stephenson, who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives. Tapton has been a gentleman's residence, a ladies' boarding school and a co-educational school.[1]
Tapton House grounds are now open for free use by the general public of Chesterfield to walk around and visit the Tapton Gardens. The grounds are also shared with the Tapton Park Innovation Centre. The House itself is now rented out as offices by Chesterfield Borough Council,[2] and is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
- ^ "Home page". Old Taptonians. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Tapton House offices available to rent". Chesterfield Borough Council. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Tapton House (Grade II*) (1088335)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 September 2013.