Tapton House

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.

This article is about the house in Chesterfield. For the house in Crosspool, Sheffield, see Tapton Hall.
Tapton House
Location within Derbyshire
General information
Town or cityTapton
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°14′42.000″N 1°24′49.788″W
Ordnance SurveySK3921372156
Year(s) builtLate 18th century
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameTapton House
Designated13 March 1968
Reference no.1088335

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, and is a Grade II* listed building.

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