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Sudbury Hall is a Country House in Sudbury near Derby , England . Sudbury Hall is one the country's finest Restoration mansions. The property is now owned and maintained by the National Trust . The house was built in the 1660s and is notable for its fine Long Gallery, gardens and portraits of Charles II's mistresses. Inside there are a mixture of architectural styles with beautiful carvings, painting and plasterwork. The carvings above the entrance to the hall were sculpted by William Wilson . There are formal gardens with a tree-fringed lake. The National Trust Museum of Childhood is housed in the 19th-century service wing of Sudbury Hall. It should not be confused with the V&A Museum Of Childhood , which is in London . EXTERNAL LINKS
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