Middleton Tyas

Middleton Tyas is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, near Scotch Corner.

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East Hall, Middleton Tyas

East Hall is a historic building in Middleton Tyas, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The house lies on School Bank, surrounded by grounds which are bounded by high stone walls. It was built in 1713, for Leonard Hartley. In the 20th century it was extended to the right, while to the left a new entrance was created, with a porch. The house was grade II* listed in 1969. The house is built of stone, with quoins, and a stone slate roof with stone copings and shaped kneelers with volutes. There are two storeys and attics, seven bays, a single-storey addition to the right, and a rear outshut and rear wing. In the centre is a caned bay window, the other windows are sashes, and in the attic are dormers. In the left return is a porch, and at the rear are cross windows. Inside, many early features survive, including shutters on the ground floor windows, a fanlight in the former entrance hall, an open well staircase with a plaster dome above, doorways, plasterwork and fireplaces.

St Michael and All Angels' Church, Middleton Tyas

St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Middleton Tyas, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The oldest surviving part of the church is the north arcade of the nave, which was built about 1140, although it is believed that this was an addition to an earlier building, which was both widened and lengthened. In the 13th century the west tower was constructed, and the chancel and north wall of the nave were rebuilt. The south arcade of the nave was added in the 14th century. Between 1867 and 1869, the church was restored by George Gilbert Scott, the work including the reconstruction of the chancel, heightening of the chancel arch, addition of a north vestry, a south porch and a spire, and the rebuilding of many of the windows. The church was grade I listed in 1969. The church is built of stone with an artificial stone slate roof, and consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has four stages, a southeast stair turret, a two-light west window, light vents, two-light bell openings, and a parapet on corbels. At the east end of the south aisle is a half-lunette window with two mullions. Between the north door and a buttress is a grave cover propped up vertically. Inside, the fittings date from 1868 or later, but there is a tomb and a coffin lid, both dating from about 1300, a piscina, a 15th-century alms box, a communion table dating from about 1700, and part of a Saxon cross head.

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Scotch Corner

Scotch Corner is a junction of the A1(M) and A66 trunk roads near Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. It has been described as "the modern gateway to Cumbria, the North East and Scotland", and is a primary destination signposted from as far away as the M6 motorway, 50 miles (80 kilometres) away. The name of the junction is derived from the fact that it is the point of divergence for traffic coming from London, the East Midlands and Yorkshire wishing to continue either to Edinburgh and eastern Scotland (along the A1(M)) or to Glasgow and western Scotland (by taking the A66).

Middleton Lodge

Middleton Lodge is a Georgian Palladian mansion set within 200 acres (81 ha) of open countryside, on the outskirts of the village of Middleton Tyas, a mile or so off the A1 near Scotch Corner and a 15-minute drive from Darlington, County Durham. Middleton Lodge was designed by the architect John Carr, and was built between 1777–1780 for George Hartley Esquire. In recent years, the estate has undergone a sensitive restoration program, with new additions including The Fig House, designed by Rebecca Tappin. The Hartley family was one of the major land owning families in the area. George's father, Leonard Hartley, lived in East Hall, one of the larger houses in Middleton Tyas. The Hartleys continued to live in Middleton Lodge until the late 1870s. In 1890 The Hon. Mrs Margaret Dundas, widow of the Hon. John Charles Dundas, MP (1808–1866), is recorded as living there. She died in 1907. It was later the family home of coal owner Sir Arthur Pease, 1st Baronet, who died there in 1927. Middleton Lodge is still a family home to the Allison family, who have lived there since 1980. From 2006, the Main House has been available for exclusive private hire. In 2014, James Allison owner and partner Rebecca Tappin, opened the Coach House as a Restaurant with Rooms. Since then, The Fig House, designed by creative director Rebecca Tappin in the Walled Garden has been added as an additional wedding venue alongside the 2.5 acre Walled Garden designed by landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith. The Forest Spa, designed by Rebecca around the concept of forest bathing was added in 2023. Today the hotel comprises 2 restaurants, 2 wedding venues, 50 bedrooms across the orchard, potting sheds, dairy, and farmhouse, and a Spa and is renowned for its beautiful and sensitive renovation. In 2024, the hotel was awarded as the Top 10 Boutique hotel in the country. In 2025, the second restaurant, Forge, won a Michelin Star, to add to the Green Michelin Star awarded in 2024, and Young Chef of the Year award for head chef Jake Jones. It was the filming location for the television film Perfect Day and the Hindu-language children's film Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors.