Marske Hall, Richmondshire

Marske Hall is a Grade II* listed country house in Marske, North Yorkshire, England.[1]

History

Markse Hall was bought in 1596 by the then Archbishop of York, Matthew Hutton.[2] Initial work on the hall was started by Matthew's son, Timothy, and after a remodelling in the 1730s, a stable block was added in 1750 by John Hutton II, the son of the former member of parliament for Richmond bearing the same name, whose racehorse Marske was best known for siring the undefeated Eclipse. The ornamental gardens were added in 1836. The grounds, as well as the stables, remain separated from the hall by a road providing access to the village.[3]

During the Second World War, the hall was used to house pupils from Scarborough College.[4] In the 1960s, the estate was sold to local builder, George Shaw, and converted into 10 apartments; however, the mansion was put on the market in 2012 for the sum of £2.5 million.[2] In 2020, proposals were made to convert the grade II listed[1] building into 20 holiday lets.[5]

Architecture

The house is built of stone with stone slate roofs, and has an irregular plan, the main house with an L-shaped plan, three storeys and a basement, and seven bays, the left two bays projecting, and a two-storey rear wing. The main front has a plinth, quoins, a modillion cornice, and a parapet with panels and half-balusters. A staircase with balusters leads up to the doorcase that has engaged Ionic columns, an entablature and a broken pediment, and a doorway with an architrave and a keystone. Above it is an Ionic Venetian window, and the other windows are sashes, those on the lower two floors with keystones. At the rear is a Tuscan Venetian window.[1][6]

See also

References

Media related to Marske Hall, Richmondshire at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Marske Hall, Marske, North Yorkshire (1157772)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Hall at heart of racing for sale". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Home - Marske & New Forest Parish Council". www.marskeandnf-pc.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Historic country houses in need of TLC". Country Life. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ^ Minting, Stuart; Reporter, Local Democracy (10 February 2020). "Swaledale mansion set to be converted into holiday lets". Richmondshire Today. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.

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