Dalton Hall

Dalton Hall est une maison de campagne géorgienne classée grade II * à Dalton Holme, dans le Yorkshire de l'Est, en Angleterre. Elle est construite en brique grise avec un parement en pierre et un toit en ardoise. Le bloc principal est construit sur trois étages avec une façade à cinq travées et des ailes flanquantes à un étage reliées à des pavillons à un et deux étages .

1. Histoire

La famille Hotham acquiert l'ancien manoir qui se trouve à l'est de l'actuel manoir à la fin du XVIIe siècle. John Hotham est créé 1er baronnet Hotham de Scorborough en 1622 et est haut shérif du Yorkshire pour 1634. La maison actuelle est construite entre 1771 et 1775 par Thomas Atkinson d'York pour Charles Hotham-Thompson (8e baronnet). En 1797, Sir William Hotham, 11e baronnet, est élevé à la pairie irlandaise en tant que 1er baron Hotham. Beaumont Hotham (3e baron Hotham) est un général de l'armée britannique qui combat à Salamanque, Vitoria et Waterloo. Il est député de Leominster de 1820 à 1841 et de l'East Riding of Yorkshire de 1841 à 1868. Le bâtiment est ensuite remodelé en 1872-1877 par Payne & Talbot de Birmingham pour le 5e baron Hotham, impliquant l'ajout de balustrades et le remplacement du porche d'entrée est d'Atkinson par une colonnade . En 1954-1945, un nouveau remodelage approfondi du manoir a lieu pendant le mandat du 8e baron. La maison est toujours occupée par la famille Hotham.

1. Références

(en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Dalton Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire » (voir la liste des auteurs).

1. Liens externes

Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England

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Dalton Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire

Dalton Hall is a grade II* listed Georgian country house in Dalton Holme, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is constructed of grey brick with stone dressing and a slate roof. The main block is built in three storeys with a five-bay frontage and single storey flanking wings linking to one and two-storey pavilions.

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South Dalton

South Dalton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dalton Holme, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Market Weighton and 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Beverley. Etton lies 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south-east. North Dalton is 5 miles (8 km) north-west, with the villages of Middleton on the Wolds and Lund between. In 1931 the parish had a population of 233. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Holme on the Wolds to form "Dalton Holme". The village forms part the Dalton Estate, owned and managed by the Hotham family which has possessed land in the area for generations. The 18th-century hall is the home of Lord Hotham. The Dalton Estate office is within the village. The Estate houses are of rows of cottages and Tudor style houses, some with date plates dating as far back as 1706. According to A Dictionary of British Place Names the village name derives from the Old English for a "farmstead or village in a valley." South Dalton is listed in the Domesday Book as "Delton". At the time of the survey the settlement was in the Hundred of Sneculfcros in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It contained twelve households, twelve villagers, and six ploughlands. In 1066 Ealdred, the Archbishop of York, held the Lordship, this transferring by 1086 to the canons of Beverley, with Thomas of Bayeux, the later Archbishop of York, as Tenant-in-chief to King William I. By 1260 the settlement name was recorded as "Suthdalton". In 1823 South Dalton was a village and civil parish in the Wapentake of Harthill. Population at the time was 277. Occupations included twelve farmers, a shopkeeper, a boot & shoe maker, a carpenter & wheelwright, a blacksmith, and the landlord of The Board public house. A weaver was also the parish clerk. Three carriers operated between the village and Beverley once a week.

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Dalton Holme

Dalton Holme a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) to the north-west from the market town of Beverley and covering an area of 1,360.063 hectares (3,360.79 acres). It is made up of two villages, South Dalton and Holme on the Wolds, which over the years have become joined. Both the villages are run by the Dalton Estate, owned by the Hotham Family, and are occupied by estate workers and paying tenants. The 18th century Dalton Hall is the home of Lord Hotham, whose family have owned land in the area for generations. The hall was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1952 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. The spire of St Mary's, the 19th-century church, is over 200 feet (61 m) high and can be seen for miles around. It was built to the design of John Loughborough Pearson in 1858 to replace an older parish church. Inside the church are a number of monuments to the Hotham family; the older monuments were transferred from the earlier church. One, in black and white marble, is in memory of John Hotham. It dates from after 1697 and is said to have come from Italy. Sir John is represented in life as a reclining knight in full armour, with his helmet and gauntlet beside him, and in death, as a skeleton. Supporting the four corners of the tomb are statues representing the cardinal virtues. Dalton Estate Office is in the village of South Dalton. The Estate domestic buildings are rows of cottages and Tudor style houses, some having plates that record dates back to 1706. The local public house is the Pipe and Glass Inn, situated near the entrance gates to the road through Dalton Park, leading to Dalton Hall, 1,200 yards (1,097.3 m) west from the village. The Communist Member of Parliament Cecil L'Estrange Malone was born there on 7 September 1890. According to the 2011 UK census, Dalton Holme parish had a population of 198, an increase of one on the 2001 UK census figure.

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Holme on the Wolds

Holme on the Wolds is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dalton Holme, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-east of the market town of Market Weighton and 5.5 miles (9 km) north-west of the market town of Beverley. In 1931 the parish had a population of 132. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with South Dalton to form "Dalton Holme". It lies to west of the B1248 road. The village forms part of and is run by the Dalton Estate, which is owned by the Hotham family. Holme on the Wolds was listed as "Hougon" in the Domesday Book. The name is believed to derive from the Old Norse word haugr meaning hills or mound. In 1823 Holme on the Wolds was a village and civil parish in the Wapentake of Harthill. Population at the time was 138, with occupations including five farmers, a boot & shoe maker, a blacksmith, and a shopkeeper.

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Gardham

Gardham or Low Gardham is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Beverley town centre and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the village of Cherry Burton. 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north-east lies Etton. Gardham forms part of the civil parish of Cherry Burton.

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