Camblesforth Hall
Camblesforth Hall is a historic building in Camblesforth, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
The hall was built in about 1690, probably by John Etty, and extended on several occasions. By the 20th century, it was used as a farmhouse, and at some point was divided into two properties. It was Grade I listed in 1966.[1][2] It became empty in about 2010, and fell into poor repair.[3] In 2020 it was purchased by Naomi and Byron Ward, who restored the property. During the process, they discovered the name "Francis Mary Adams" scratched into the window, the name of a resident in the mid 18th century.[1] Some of the renovation works were captured and featured on Channel 4 'Renovation Nation' in 2022. Since the restoration, it has been used as a wedding venue.[3]
The house is built of reddish-brown brick on a plinth with stone coping, stone dressings, quoins, overhanging eaves with modillions, and a hipped slate roof with a central well. There are two storeys and attics, and seven bays. The central doorway has a moulded architrave, a frieze with floral scrolls, and a broken pediment on consoles. The windows are sashes with flat gauged brick arches, and in the attic are four pedimented dormers with horizontally-sliding sashes. At the rear is a large round-headed sash window with radial glazing, imposts and a keystone. On the east return is a doorway with a Gibbs surround and a devil mask keystone. Inside, much of the original interior survives, including the main and service staircases, much panelling, and many doors, plastered ceilings and fireplaces.[2][4]
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[edit]- ^ a b Laycock, Mike (16 December 2020). "Mystery over woman's name discovered etched in window at hall". The Press. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Camblesforth Hall (1173983)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b Scott, Catherine (2 March 2024). "Camblesforth Hall: How a couple with a premature baby turned an abandoned Yorkshire country house into a dream wedding venue". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Harman, Ruth; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2017), Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-22468-9
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