| Markington Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Address | Markington, North Yorkshire, England |
| Completed | 17th century |
| Renovated | 18th and 20th centuries (altered) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 / 3 |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Markington Hall |
| Designated | 23 April 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1190266 |
Markington Hall is a historic building in Markington, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
The house was built in the 17th century, and altered in the 18th century. [1] It replaced an earlier property, from which late 15th-century outbuildings survive, part of which has served as a chapel in the past. [2] In the 1920s and 1930s, the house was extended to the rear, and the interior was restored and altered. [1] William Wilberforce owned the house, letting it out to tenants, and it has remained in his family since; in the 21st century using the grounds and outbuildings for holiday lets. [3] It has been Grade II listed since 1952, [1] and the outbuildings are separately Grade II listed. [2]
The house is built of gritstone and limestone, with moulded floor and eaves bands, and a stone slate roof. It has a two-storey three-bay hall range, and three-storey cross-wings with coped gables and shaped kneelers. In the centre is a doorway in an architrave, flanked by mullioned windows, and on the upper floor are sash windows. Elsewhere, most of the windows are mullioned. [1] [4]
The barn and the outbuildings are built of sandstone, limestone and cobble, and have pantile roofs, that of the barn with eaves courses of stone slate. The barn has a timber framed core, five bays and side aisles. On the front are quoins, a large doorway, and blocked slit vents. The chapel range projects at right angles on the left, and contains doorways and paired pointed windows. [4] [2]