Regarding those three houses mentioned by Mystifier:-
From
http://www.byrkleygardencentre.co.uk/byrkley-history.htmlThe impressive and unique Byrkley Lodge which now provides the setting for Byrkley Garden Centre, was the dream and passion of one of the region’s most prodigious sons - Hamar Alfred Bass (July 30th 1842 – April 8th 1898).
The famous brewer, MP for Tamworth (1878-1885), MP for West Staffordshire (1885-1898) and mad keen cricketer (he played for and was senior member of the MCC) presided over the design and construction of his great country manor - Byrkley Lodge - from 1886 to 1891. Set behind high Victorian brick walls the Lodge now provides a graceful and tranquil setting for Byrkley Garden Centre. The name Byrkley is actually a derivation of the family de Berkeley of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire. In the 13th century there was a hunting lodge on this site. Thomas de Berkeley was keeper of the Tutbury ward and occasionally resided here.
1952 Byrkley Lodge demolished on Sir William Bass' death. Stables remained until 1992
More recently, the building has been sensitively developed to provide a unique setting for one of the UK’s most exciting and popular Garden Centres.
From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drakelow_Power_StationDrakelow Power Station refers to a series of three now demolished coal-fired power stations located 2.4 mi (3.9 km) south of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Trent. However, the station was actually located in the county of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands. The power station was a distinguishable landmark of Burton, which is most famous for its breweries.
The Drakelow power stations were built on the site of Drakelow Hall, a stately home on the south bank of the River Trent. Twenty eight generations of the Gresley family had considered the estate as nothing more than their ancestral home. It had appeared in the Domesday book and the family could trace its history back to the time of the Norse Vikings. A book that was published in 1899, "The Gresleys of Drakelowe", is the accepted history of the family. The hall was demolished in 1934 and its site then earmarked for development in the early 1940s.[1] The remains of the Elizabethan hall occupied part of the site even after the power station was built. The site was chosen for the construction of a power station because it was around 750 acres (3.0 km2) in size and was within close proximity to the River Trent as well as the main Leicester to Burton railway to the north, the Burton to Tamworth road to the south-east, and was close to the East Midlands coalfields.[1]
From
http://www.british-towns.net/sh/statelyhomes_album.asp?GetPic=76Rolleston Hall, the seat of the Mosely family, was restored in 1870 after a fire. The estate was sold in the 1920's, the building was largely demolished in 1925, some remnants of the building were converted into dwellings.
On
http://lh.matthewbeckett.com/lh_complete_list.htmlthere is a Complete list of lost English country houses
Finally, see
http://www.rotherhamunofficial.co.uk/villages/woodsettsarea/firbeck-hall.htmlSorry.... we are digressing...
