Student example

Oakbrook House was once owned by famous Sheffield Steel Baron, Mark Firth, and has been part of Notre Dame High School in Sheffield since 1919. With its carved stone features, the building has been listed since 1973 which means that no major work can be done to its outside.

The House is surrounded by the beautiful Smith Wood which incorporates a pond and a good deal of wildlife.

There are approximately 80 rooms in  the house and currently, it provides the sixth form block for the school.

Some students had the idea of turning the house into luxury apartments!

"Our group has decided to do this because Fullwood is nearly next to the University Of Sheffield so many students will be willing to buy one of our apartments. Also if we turned Oakbrook into a mansion then we would have trouble selling because the queen would just be able to afford it!" 

"When we turn Oakbrook into Luxury apartments we hope to leave the most of the grounds as they are [The woodland] so we don’t upset the wildlife. The only thing we might do is drain the pond and make it more attractive to look at, we may even extend it and make it a little rowing lake. In the house we hope to make eleven apartments with a modern decoration styles and also open plan and separate rooms."