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Newby Hall is an eighteenth-century country-house in England. It is situated on the banks of the River Ure at Skelton-on-Ure, near Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire, England, and is a Grade I listed building.

The River Ure runs along the south side of the grounds of Newby Hall. The house contains a collection of furniture, painting and precious artefacts. The grounds have extensive herbaceous borders and woodland walks. The Georgian stable block (also Grade I listed) is leased as offices.

Newby Hall is open to the public from 21 March until 1 October.

History

The manor of Newby was sold, after the death of Sir John Crosland in 1670, by the Crosland family in the 1690s to Sir Edward Blackett, MP for Ripon. He demolished the old manor house and in 1697 built a spacious mansion designed with the assistance of Sir Christopher Wren. He died in 1718. The estate was then sold to Richard Elcock Weddell and passed from him to his son William Weddell in 1748.

William Weddell (1736-1792) was a MP who benefitted from a South Seas fortune, and the house was improved and enlarged during the 1760s. The interior was remodelled and several architects contributed, including Robert Adam.^[1] The building housed William Weddell's collection of Roman antiquities, which he brought back from Italy (1764-1765).^[2] On William's died in 1792, leaving the estate to Thomas Philip Robinson, Lord Grantham, who later changed his name to Thomas Weddell and then to Thomas de Grey. When he died in 1859 his titles passed to his nephew, George Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon.

Mary Vyner, daughter of Robert Charles de Grey Vyner, inherited Newby in 1915 and married Lord Alwyne Compton in 1886, dying in 1957.

The present owners, the Compton family, descended from William Weddell, have restored the property. The gardens, which have extensive herbaceous borders and woodland walks, were developed in their present form by Major Edward Compton, who inherited Newby in 1921. His son Robert Edward John Compton, born in 1922 and (known as Robin) was chairman of Time-Life International for many years and took over the running of Newby Hall in 1960. He was appointed High Sheriff of North Yorkshire in 1978 and Deputy Lieutenant from 1981.

In 1973 a miniature railway was constructed; it was enlarged in 1985. Running along the bank of the river, the train is pulled by a Battison-built 1/5 scale model of the Royal Scot (6100) on Sundays and Bank Holidays. At other times the train is pulled by the Countess De Grey or Lady Mary Vyner, LPG-powered Diesel-Hydraulic locomotives designed by David Curwen and built by Severn Lamb. In 1979 a newly-constructed adventure playground was opened by Sir Jackie Stewart. A 2007 TV adaptation of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park was filmed at the Hall.

In 1997 Robert Compton handed over the property to his younger son, Richard, his eldest son having inherited Invercauld estate in Scotland.

References

^ Drawing from the Past: William Weddell and the Transformation of Newby Hall [exhibition catalogue, Leeds Museum and Galleries] (2004)
^ I. Bignamini, C. Hornsby, Digging And Dealing In Eighteenth-Century Rome (2010), p.341-343.

"Newby Hall". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-02-15.

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[1] Drawing from the Past: William Weddell and the Transformation of Newby Hall [exhibition catalogue, Leeds Museum and Galleries] (2004)

[2] I. Bignamini, C. Hornsby, Digging And Dealing In Eighteenth-Century Rome (2010), p.341-343.

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 [[Image:NewbyHall(LynneGlazzard)Sep2003.jpg|right|thumb|234px|Newby Hall]]
 '''Newby Hall''' is an eighteenth-century country-house in England. It is situated on the banks of the [[River Ure]] at [[Skelton-on-Ure]], near [[Boroughbridge]] in [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]], and is a [[Grade I listed building]].
+The River Ure runs along the south side of the grounds of Newby Hall. The house contains a collection of furniture, painting and precious artefacts. The grounds have extensive herbaceous borders and woodland walks. The Georgian stable block (also Grade I listed) is leased as offices.
+Newby Hall is open to the public from 21 March until 1 October.
 ==History==
-The manor of Newby was sold by the Crossland family to [[Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Baronet|Sir Edward Blackett MP]] in the 1690s. He demolished the old manor house and in 1697 built a spacious mansion designed with the assistance of [[Sir Christopher Wren]].
+The manor of Newby was sold, after the death of Sir John Crosland in 1670, by the Crosland family in the 1690s to [[Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Baronet|Sir Edward Blackett]], MP for [[Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)|Ripon]]. He demolished the old manor house and in 1697 built a spacious mansion designed with the assistance of [[Sir Christopher Wren]]. He died in 1718. The estate was then sold to Richard Elcock Weddell and passed from him to his son [[William Weddell]] in 1748.
-In 1748 the estate was acquired by [[William Weddell]] [[Member_of_Parliament#United_Kingdom|MP]] (1736-1792), who benefitted from a South Seas fortune, and the house was improved and enlarged during the 1760s. The interior was remodelled and several architects contributed, including [[Robert Adam]].<ref>''Drawing from the Past: William Weddell and the Transformation of Newby Hall'' [exhibition catalogue, Leeds Museum and Galleries] (2004)</ref> The building housed William Weddell's collection of Roman antiquities, which he brought back from Italy (1764-1765).<ref>I. Bignamini, C. Hornsby, ''Digging And Dealing In Eighteenth-Century Rome'' (2010), p.341-343.</ref>
+William Weddell (1736-1792) was a [[Member_of_Parliament#United_Kingdom|MP]] who benefitted from a South Seas fortune, and the house was improved and enlarged during the 1760s. The interior was remodelled and several architects contributed, including [[Robert Adam]].<ref>''Drawing from the Past: William Weddell and the Transformation of Newby Hall'' [exhibition catalogue, Leeds Museum and Galleries] (2004)</ref> The building housed William Weddell's collection of Roman antiquities, which he brought back from Italy (1764-1765).<ref>I. Bignamini, C. Hornsby, ''Digging And Dealing In Eighteenth-Century Rome'' (2010), p.341-343.</ref> On William's died in 1792, leaving the estate to [[Thomas Robinson, 2nd Earl de Grey|Thomas Philip Robinson]], Lord Grantham, who later changed his name to Thomas Weddell and then to Thomas de Grey. When he died in 1859 his titles passed to his nephew, [[George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon|George Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon]].
+Mary Vyner, daughter of Robert Charles de Grey Vyner, inherited Newby in 1915 and married [[Lord Alwyne Compton (politician)|Lord Alwyne Compton]] in 1886, dying in 1957.
-The present owners, the Compton family, descended from [[William Weddell]], have restored the property. The gardens, which have magnificent [[herbaceous border]]s and extensive woodland walks, were developed in their present form by Major Edward Compton, who inherited Newby in 1921. His son Robert Edward John Compton, born in 1922 and chairman of [[Time Life International]] for many years, took over the running of Newby Hall in 1960.
+The present owners, the Compton family, descended from [[William Weddell]], have restored the property. The gardens, which have extensive [[herbaceous border]]s and woodland walks, were developed in their present form by Major Edward Compton, who inherited Newby in 1921. His son Robert Edward John Compton, born in 1922 and (known as Robin) was chairman of [[Time-Life|Time-Life International]] for many years and took over the running of Newby Hall in 1960. He was appointed [[High Sheriff of North Yorkshire]] in 1978 and Deputy Lieutenant from 1981.
 In 1973 a miniature railway was constructed; it was enlarged in 1985. Running along the bank of the river, the train is pulled by a Battison-built 1/5 scale model of the [[LMS Royal Scot Class 6100 Royal Scot|Royal Scot]] (6100) on Sundays and Bank Holidays. At other times the train is pulled by the ''Countess De Grey'' or ''Lady Mary Vyner'', [[Liquefied petroleum gas|LPG]]-powered Diesel-Hydraulic locomotives designed by [[David Curwen]] and built by [[Severn Lamb]]. In 1979 a newly-constructed adventure playground was opened by [[Sir Jackie Stewart]]. A 2007 TV adaptation of [[Jane Austen]]'s ''[[Mansfield Park (2007 TV drama)|Mansfield Park]]'' was filmed at the Hall.
 In 1997 Robert Compton handed over the property to his younger son, Richard, his eldest son having inherited Invercauld estate in Scotland.
-Newby Hall is open to the public from 21 March until 1 October.
 ==Further reading==
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 ==References==
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+*{{cite web| url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-331785-newby-hall-newby-with-mulwith-north-york|title= Newby Hall|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 2013-02-15}}
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