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Gledstone Hall

Gledstone Hall

Grade II* listed house in West Marton, North Yorkshire, England

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

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    Historic England. "Gledstone Hall (1001312)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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    "Gledstone Hall, Skipton, England". Parks and Gardens Uk. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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    Historic England. "Gledestone Hall and forecourt wall, pavilions and gates (1296985)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
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    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.
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    "British Armorial Bindings". armorial.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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    Burke, John (1834). A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Volume 1. p. 342.
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    "Gledstone Hall, Skipton, England". Parks and Gardens. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Gledstone Gardens". Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  9. [9]
    "No. 52468". The London Gazette. 7 March 1991. p. 3709.
  10. [10]
    "Lasting impressions". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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