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Five years later, Benzon sold the house to James Willis Dixon, son of the founder of the well-known
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family. In 1838 it was sold again to John
Rodgers, the owner of a well-known local cutlery firm. Rodgers renamed his residence Hillsborough Hall as he thought this better reflected the property's significance. Between 1852 and 1860 the Hall was occupied by the family of
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1112:The Towers
1042:Oakes Park
952:Broom Hall
813:Birley Spa
705:Industrial
626:Arts Tower
578:Meadowhall
534:Commercial
393:53°24′25″N
234:References
42:Adam style
1191:Transport
1175:Sandygate
1062:Park Hill
1032:Mylnhurst
914:Religious
525:Town Hall
478:City Hall
453:Sheffield
396:1°30′09″W
149:River Don
130:Rembrandt
60:Sheffield
1131:Sporting
605:West.One
284:Archived
193:and the
65:SK331901
1325:italics
808:Academy
458:England
216:wet rot
138:Watteau
80:library
72:within
53:⁄
38:mansion
376:
254:
187:Age UK
136:, and
134:Rubens
374:ISBN
252:ISBN
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132:,
442:e
435:t
428:v
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