An Outing to East Yorkshire’s Georgian Churches
East Yorkshire has few Georgian churches. It has lost most of what the dark genius of Nicholas Hawksmoor gave Beverley Minster: his high organ screen; his lofty reredos; his elegan
Architecture
The Georgian era is most apparent to us in its architecture. The surviving buildings are there to proclaim the style of the period whether people look for it or not. There are plenty of survivals in the region: from country houses, and the impressive civic buildings of Beverley and Hull, to the many surviving Georgian houses large and small.
Particularly treasured are surviving Georgian interiors, which are more susceptible to updating as people modified their decor to suit their changing tastes and needs. Many of these, like the plasterwork ceiling of the Neptune Inn in Hull, are normally locked away behind closed doors, but can often be seen during pre-arranged visits or on Heritage Open Days.
Building a Georgian Country House – Dalton Hall, South Dalton
In 1705-6 Scorborough Hall, the seat of the Hotham family since the 14th century, was burnt down. The family of Sir Charles Hotham, 4th Bt, were now homeless and, after many years
John Carr of York – Architect (1723 -1807)
by FRANCIS F. JOHNSON F.S.A. The recent exhibition in the Ferens Art Gallery devoted to John Carr has not only done timely honour, but focused attention on his important and fascin
The Restoration of the Wrought Iron Balustrade of Maister House, High Street, Kingston upon Hull
By ALAN K. BRAY R.I.B.A. (writing in 1975) In early 1971 it was decided by the National Trust that the wrought iron balustrade at Maister House was in need of comprehensive repair
The Restoration of Blaydes House
By Alan K. Bray R.I.B.A. (writing in 1975) Many buildings, during their lifetime, sometimes extending through hundreds of years, survive a variety of changes. These might be change
Burton Agnes Hall, East Yorkshire
This Elizabethan House was described by Simon Jenkins as “the perfect English house”. Aside from its Elizabethan plasterwork and joinery the house contains an impressiv
Burton Constable Hall, East Yorkshire
The site of Burton Constable was first occupied by a mediaeval pele tower. This was rebuilt as a brick house in the early Tudor period and further developed as a grand Elizabethan
Kilnwick Percy Hall, near Pocklington, East Yorkshire
Like a lot of country houses, the earliest occupation of the site stretches back into the mists of time. In 1574 Thomas Wood began a grand Elizabethan House here, but it was unfini
Maister House, Hull
The building’s sober facade hides one of the most fascinating interiors in the city; and a story of wealth, tragedy and high art. The wealth belonged to the Maister family. T
Sewerby Hall, Bridlington, East Yorkshire
A fine example of the eary Georgian period, this Grade I listed house has recently undergone a £2.6 million renovation, opening many more rooms to the public. It contains two room
Sledmere House, East Yorkshire
The original Sledmere house of 1751 forms the core of the more substantial house of the created in the 1790s. The neoclassical design by Samuel Wyatt and Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd
Wassand Hall, East Yorkshire
Wassand Hall dates from 1813 and was designed by Thomas Cundy for Rev Charles Constable. The house was restored by Francis Johnson in 1947 and its Regency interiors remain largely