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Historic building in East Witton, North Yorkshire, England

The house, in 2013

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. 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. The building served as a hotel in the late 20th century. The building was grade II listed in 1985. 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.

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.

The gatehouse

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.

See also

References

  1. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. 1914. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. Chapman, Hannah (6 June 2023). "Rare chance to see stunning Jervaulx Hall gardens". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Jervaulx Hall (1130956)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. "Yorkshire Set in Stone". Country Life. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) . Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.
  6. Historic England. "Gatehouse approximately 80 metres to south of Jervaulx Hall (1130958)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

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