Gledstone Hall (geograph 2837332) (cropped)

Gledstone Hall is a 20th-century country house in

West Marton West Marton is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A59 road about west of the market town of Skipton, and north of Colne. History Marton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Gospatric (son ...

, near

Skipton Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Ai ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

, England. Designed by Edwin Lutyens it stands in a 12 hectare (30 acre) estate. It is a Grade II*

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

. The gardens are separately listed Grade II.

History

;Gledstone House Gledstone House was a previous house (now demolished) which stood on the site and was built for Richard Roundell , probably by John Carr of York. Roundell died before it could be completed and was succeeded by his brother, the Revd William Roundell, a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. His son, Richard Henry Roundell, inherited and was

High Sheriff of Yorkshire The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere o ...

for 1835–36. The estate descended in the Roundell family until Richard Roundell sold it, with 2300 ha (5600 acres) of estate, to Lancashire mill-owner Sir Amos Nelson in 1923. ;Gledstone Hall The existing building was designed for Sir Amos Nelson by Edwin Lutyens and built between 1925 and 1927. The previous house was demolished in 1928. The gardens were laid out c.1930 by Gertrude Jekyll. Sir Amos died in 1947 and his young wife in 1966. It was converted into a nursing home for some time (but which failed in 1991) and was bought by Margaret Francis, the widow of artist

Sam Francis Samuel Lewis Francis (June 25, 1923 – November 4, 1994) was an American painter and printmaker. Early life Sam Francis was born in San Mateo, California,

. She has commissioned a total refurbishment of the building.

References

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