Gledstone Hall

Gledstone Hall is a 20th-century country house in West Marton, near Skipton, North Yorkshire, England.[1] Designed by Edwin Lutyens it stands in a 12-hectare (30-acre) estate.[2] It is a Grade II* listed building.[3] The gardens are separately listed Grade II.[1]

Gledstone Hall

History
Gledstone House

Gledstone House was a previous house (now demolished) which stood on the site and was built for Richard Roundell c. 1770,[4] probably by John Carr of York. Roundell died before it could be completed and was succeeded by his brother, the Revd William Roundell,[5] a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. His son, Richard Henry Roundell, inherited and was High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1835–36.[6] The estate descended in the Roundell family until Richard Roundell sold it, with 2,300 hectares (5,700 acres) of estate, to Lancashire mill-owner Sir Amos Nelson in 1923.

Gledstone Hall

The existing building was designed for Sir Amos Nelson by Edwin Lutyens and built between 1925 and 1927.[7] The previous house was demolished in 1928. The gardens were laid out c.1930 by Gertrude Jekyll.[8] Sir Amos died in 1947 and his young wife in 1966. It was converted into a nursing home for some time (but which failed in 1991)[9] and was bought by Margaret Francis, the widow of artist Sam Francis. She has commissioned a total refurbishment of the building.[10]

References
  1. Historic England. "Gledstone Hall (1001312)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. "Gledstone Hall, Skipton, England". Parks and Gardens Uk. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. Historic England. "Gledestone Hall and forecourt wall, pavilions and gates (1296985)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  4. Burke, John (1834). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank, But Uninvested with Heritable Honours. Henry Colburn.
  5. "British Armorial Bindings". armorial.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. Burke, John (1834). A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Volume 1. p. 342.
  7. "Gledstone Hall, Skipton, England". Parks and Gardens. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  8. "Gledstone Gardens". Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  9. "No. 52468". The London Gazette. 7 March 1991. p. 3709.
  10. "Lasting impressions". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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