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'''Newby Hall''' is an eighteenth-century country |
'''Newby Hall''' is an eighteenth-century country house 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]]. |
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The house contains a collection of furniture, painting and precious artefacts. The River Ure runs along the south side of the grounds, which have extensive herbaceous borders and woodland walks. The Georgian stable block, leased as offices, is also Grade I listed. |
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Newby Hall is open to the public from 21 March until 1 October. |
Newby Hall is open to the public from 21 March until 1 October. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The manor of Newby was sold, |
The manor of Newby was sold in the 1690s, following the death of Sir John Crosland in 1670, by the Crosland family 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 (later Richard Elcock Weddell) and passed from him to his young son [[William Weddell]] in 1748. |
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William Weddell (1736-1792) |
William Weddell (1736-1792), who became an [[Member_of_Parliament#United_Kingdom|MP]] for [[Malton (UK Parliament constituency)| Malton]], benefitted from a South Seas fortune and improved and enlarged the house 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 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]] but Newby Hall went to his daughter, Lady Mary Gertrude Robinson. She married Henry Vyner (1805-1861). |
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Lady Mary commissioned architect [[William Burges]] to build a church (the church of Christ the Consoler) in the grounds in 1871-76 as a memorial to their son, who was killed by bandits in Greece in 1870. <ref> {{cite web| url=http://www.yorkshire.com/view/attractions/ripon/christ-the-consoler-s-church-skelton-cum-newby-185318| title= Christ the Consoler's Church, Skelton-cum-Newby|publisher=Welcome to Yorkshire|accessdate=2013-02-16}} </ref> An equestrian statue brought to England by the Vyners and erected in London after the Restoration was re-erected at Newby in 1883. <ref> {{cite web|url= http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-331805-equestrian-statue-approximately-150-metr|title=Equestrian Statue Approximately 150 Metres East of Newby Hall, Newby with Mulwith|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=2013-02-16}} </ref> Another son Henry Frederick Clare Vyner (1836-83) inherited Newby, followed by his brother, Robert Charles de Grey Vyner (1842-1915). <ref> {{cite web|url= http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/subjectView.asp?ID=F10776&tabType=HISTORY| title=Vyner family of Newby|publisher=The National Register of Archives|accessdate= 2013-02-16}} </ref> |
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| ⚫ | 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 |
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| ⚫ | 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 took over 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. |
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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 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. |
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Newby Hall is an eighteenth-century country house 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 house contains a collection of furniture, painting and precious artefacts. The River Ure runs along the south side of the grounds, which have extensive herbaceous borders and woodland walks. The Georgian stable block, leased as offices, is also Grade I listed.
Newby Hall is open to the public from 21 March until 1 October.
History
The manor of Newby was sold in the 1690s, following the death of Sir John Crosland in 1670, by the Crosland family 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 (later Richard Elcock Weddell) and passed from him to his young son William Weddell in 1748.
William Weddell (1736-1792), who became an MP for Malton, benefitted from a South Seas fortune and improved and enlarged the house 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] William 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 but Newby Hall went to his daughter, Lady Mary Gertrude Robinson. She married Henry Vyner (1805-1861).
Lady Mary commissioned architect William Burges to build a church (the church of Christ the Consoler) in the grounds in 1871-76 as a memorial to their son, who was killed by bandits in Greece in 1870. [3] An equestrian statue brought to England by the Vyners and erected in London after the Restoration was re-erected at Newby in 1883. [4] Another son Henry Frederick Clare Vyner (1836-83) inherited Newby, followed by his brother, Robert Charles de Grey Vyner (1842-1915). [5]
Mary Evelyn Vyner, daughter of Robert Charles, 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 took over 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.
Further reading
- Drawing from the Past: William Weddell and the Transformation of Newby Hall [exhibition catalogue, Leeds Museum and Galleries] (2004)
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.
- ^ "Christ the Consoler's Church, Skelton-cum-Newby". Welcome to Yorkshire. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ "Equestrian Statue Approximately 150 Metres East of Newby Hall, Newby with Mulwith". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ "Vyner family of Newby". The National Register of Archives. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "Newby Hall". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
External links
- Stately Homes
- Newby Hall
- The Blacketts of North East England
- Robin Compton - Daily Telegraph obituary
- Newby Hall Cricket Club