Jervaulx Hall
Jervaulx Hall is a historic building in East Witton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
The house was built in the early 19th century, and it long belonged to the Christie family.[1] It is known for its eight-acre gardens, laid out in the 1800s, incorporating part of the grounds of Jervaulx Abbey, and restored in the 2010s. They include remains of the abbey's corn drying kiln, a Victorian summerhouse, and a range of contemporary sculpture.[2] The building served as a hotel in the late 20th century. The building was grade II listed in 1985.[3] It was put up for sale in 2005 for £1.55 million, at which time it had four reception rooms, eight bedrooms, and seven bathrooms.[4]
The house is built of is stone with a stone slate roof. It has two storeys and a symmetrical front of six bays. The middle two bays are recessed, and have a lead roofed loggia over medieval tile paving, and a doorway. These are flanked by bays with canted bay windows, and Dutch gables with coping and ball finials, and the outer bays have coped gables with ball finials.[3][5]
The building has a grade II listed gatehouse, built of stone with a stone slate roof. In the centre is a semicircular arch with corniced capitals and a faceted keystone. This is flanked by lodges with shell niches, and the parapet has finials and semicircles. Within the archway, the doorways of the lodges have chamfered surrounds and four-centred arched heads. At the rear of the lodges are three-light mullioned windows.[6]
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References
- ^ A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. 1914. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Chapman, Hannah (6 June 2023). "Rare chance to see stunning Jervaulx Hall gardens". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Jervaulx Hall (1130956)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Yorkshire Set in Stone". Country Life. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.
- ^ Historic England. "Gatehouse approximately 80 metres to south of Jervaulx Hall (1130958)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2024.