Crathorne Hall is a historic building in Crathorne, North Yorkshire, a village in England.
The Crathorne family first built a manor house in the village in the 14th century, but by 1808 had reconstructed it as a plan and modern building. In the early 20th century, it was converted into cottages. In 1904, J. L. Dugdale built a new hall, on a different site.[1][2] The Dugdale family hosted guests including Harold Macmillan, Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and John Cleese, before selling the property in 1977. The building was grade II* listed in 1982.[3] In 2004, it suffered a fire which destroyed much of the east wing, but it was repaired at a cost of £4 million and reopened the following year.[4]
The country house in built of stone, with stone slate roofs. The entrance front has two storeys under a balustrade and a recessed third storey, and five bays, flanked by towers with concave pyramidal roofs surmounted by cupolas. In the centre is a rusticated porch with an open segmental pediment. To the left is a projecting four-bay wing leading to a service block around a courtyard, with an arched carriage entrance under a pediment. The south garden front has three storeys and 15 bays, the middle three bays containing four Ionic columns, and a pediment containing an escutcheon. The forecourt walls are in stone and contain gates with square piers with griffin finials.[2][5]
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edit- ^ A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. 1923. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Crathorne Hall, gate piers and forecourt walls (1294649)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Crathorne Hall". The Telegraph. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Crathorne Hall hotel damaged wing reopens after renovation". BBC News. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ 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.