Beningbrough Hall

Beningbrough Hall

Beningbrough Hall is a large Georgian mansion near the village of Beningbrough, North Yorkshire, England. At one time the site of a modest Elizabethan manor house, built by Sir Ralph Bourchier on his inheritance to the estate in 1556, the present house, situated a few miles outside of York, was created for his descendent, John Bourchier.

Built in 1716, the house has remarkable cantilevered stairs, baroque interiors, exceptional wood carving and unusual central corridors which run the length of the house. Externally the house is an imposing red-brick Georgian mansion with a grand drive running up to the main frontage.

The house is now owned by the National Trust and is open to the public. It came to the National Trust in June 1958 after the house had been accepted by the government in lieu of death duties at a cost of £29,250 following the death of Enid Scudamore-Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield [National Trust Beningbrough Hall Guidebook] . It exhibits more than 120 18th-century portraits and has seven new interpretation galleries, in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery. There is also a replica of a Victorian laundry and a walled garden with extensive vegetable planting, the results of which are then used by the associated restaurant.

Beningbrough hall has a wide range of activities including a wilderness play area with zip wire. Many events, activity days and evening concerts. Special restaurant evenings, such as 'Starters and Desserters' clubsMaking Faces: 18th-century Style. Beningbrough Hall in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery, houses more than 100 paintings and has seven new portrait interpretation galleries.

Notes and references

* Bourchier knot a.k.a. the Granny knot

External links

* [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-beningbroughhallandgardens/ National Trust page]


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