sentences:  He lived there for the next 50 years and several years after he died in 1957 Derbyshire Council bought the property.In May 1963 Derbyshire County Council acquired the building and some 90 acres of adjoining parkland for £28,500.In February 1964 the Alfreton Urban District Council bought the hall and of land from the County Council for £5,000, largely to provide public access to a swimming pool.