Studley Royal Hall |
| Hob Uid: 52142 | |
Location :
North Yorkshire
Harrogate
Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains
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| Grid Ref : SE2779870135 |
| Summary : Site of a 15th century manor house situated in the northwest area of Studley Royal Park. The house was rebuilt by John Aislabie following a fire in 1716. In 1931 the house was described as having a Tudor core comprising a traditional type gabled building. Facing south, the main front consisted of a deeply recessed centre, which contained the hall, between projecting wings. John Aislabie filled in the centre with a two-storeyed hall in front of which his son William added Gothic style portio in 1762. The west front was refaced in simple classic manner, but the treatment was never extended to the north wing of the main elevation. William also conducted an extensive programme of repairs to the house in 1744 which also included the addition of anxillary buildings. Further work took place during the later 1740s and in the 1750s. The building was destroyed by fire in 1946 and the residence was transferred to the High Stables (Monument HOB UID 52163). Excavations near the site of Studley Royal Hall in 1989-91 discovered a number of features associated with the hall. Further research has shown that the hall had its own formal garden, a walled court (by 1682), and an orchard (1688). The excavations also recovered the plan of a high status predecessor to the hall, and evidence of its attendant vill. Parchmarks indicating the foundations of Studley Royal Hall, probably of the post medieval layout, are visible on recent air photos. |
More information : [SE 2780 7012] Studley Royal and remains of [T.I.] Manor
House [GT]. (1)
At Studley Royal Hall part of the 15th c. house survived the
rebuilding after a fire in 1716. (2)
The Hall was destroyed by fire in 1945. There are no remains.
(3)
Studley Royal House (National Trust site number 30006)Excavations near the site of Studley Hall in 1989-91 discovered a number of features associated with the hall. Further research has shown that the hall had its own formal garden, a walled court (by 1682), and an orchard (1688) connected to the house by a wall. The excavations also recovered the plan of a high status predecessor to the hall, and evidence of its attendant vill (Monument HOB UID 1093430). Studley was described in 1931 as comprising a Tudor core of a traditional gabled building. Facing south, the main front consisted of a deeply recessed centre, probably containing the hall, between projecting wings. John Aislabie filled in the centre with a two-storeyed hall in front of which his son William added a Gothic style portico in 1762. The west front was refaced in simple classic manner, but the treatment was never extended to the north wing of the main elevation. William also conducted an extensive programme of repairs to the house in 1744 which also included the addition of anxillary buildings. Further work took place during the later 1740s and 1750s.
Air photographs showing the foundations of the former Hall, and of the 1990 excavations are held at the NMRC. (4-5)
Parchmarks indicating the foundations of Studley Royal Hall, probably of the post medieval layout, are visible on recent air photos. These generally accord with the layout of the building that was depicted by the Ordnance Survey in 1856 (see source 1). To the south and east there are traces of a formal garden, these are recorded in UID 1517533. (6) |