Marske Hall is a

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country house in Marske, North Yorkshire, England.

History

Markse Hall was bought in 1596 by the then Archbishop of York, Matthew Hutton. Initial work on the hall was started by Matthew's son, Timothy, and after a remodelling in the 1730s, a stable block was added in 1750 by John Hutton II, the son of the former member of parliament for Richmond bearing the same name, whose racehorse Marske was best known for siring the undefeated

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. The ornamental gardens were added in 1836. The grounds, as well as the stables, remain separated from the hall by a road providing access to the village. During the Second World War, the hall was used to house pupils from Scarborough College. In the 1960s, the estate was sold to local builder, George Shaw, and converted into 10 apartments; however, the mansion was put on the market in 2012 for the sum of £2.5 million. In 2020, proposals were made to convert the

grade II listed 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 ...

building into 20 holiday lets.

References

Country houses in North Yorkshire Grade II* listed houses Houses completed in the 17th century Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire {{UK-struct-stub