Markington Hall
| Markington Hall | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Address | Markington, North Yorkshire, England |
| Completed | 17th century |
| Renovated | 18th and 20th centuries (altered) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 / 3 |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Markington Hall |
| Designated | 23 April 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1190266 |
Markington Hall is a historic building in Markington, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
The house was built in the 17th century, and altered in the 18th century.[1] It replaced an earlier property, from which late 15th-century outbuildings survive, part of which has served as a chapel in the past.[2] In the 1920s and 1930s, the house was extended to the rear, and the interior was restored and altered.[1] William Wilberforce owned the house, letting it out to tenants, and it has remained in his family since; in the 21st century using the grounds and outbuildings for holiday lets.[3] It has been Grade II listed since 1952,[1] and the outbuildings are separately Grade II listed.[2]
The house is built of gritstone and limestone, with moulded floor and eaves bands, and a stone slate roof. It has a two-storey three-bay hall range, and three-storey cross-wings with coped gables and shaped kneelers. In the centre is a doorway in an architrave, flanked by mullioned windows, and on the upper floor are sash windows. Elsewhere, most of the windows are mullioned.[1][4]
The barn and the outbuildings are built of sandstone, limestone and cobble, and have pantile roofs, that of the barn with eaves courses of stone slate. The barn has a timber framed core, five bays and side aisles. On the front are quoins, a large doorway, and blocked slit vents. The chapel range projects at right angles on the left, and contains doorways and paired pointed windows.[4][2]
Low Mill lies in the grounds of the hall.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Markington Hall (1190266)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Barn approximately 30 metres east of Markington Hall (1149829)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ Scott, Catherine (6 May 2025). "Markington Hall: 'I didn't feel worthy to hold the name William Wilberforce but you've got to be yourself' says descendant". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ a b Leach, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009). Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12665-5.
- ^ Historic England. "Low Mill approximately 60 metres north of Markington Hall (1149831)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2025.