Bossall Hall Explained

Bossall Hall is a historic building in Bossall, a village in North Yorkshire in England.

A quadrangular castle was constructed in Bossall by Paulinus de Bossall in the 14th century, surrounded by a moat. It was demolished in the early 17th century by Robert Belt, who constructed a new hall within the moat, probably reusing building materials from the castle. It was partly rebuilt in the 18th century, and its external appearance now dates to this period;[1] Historic England describes it as "not outstanding".[2] The building was Grade II listed in 1953, and the site, including the largely-intact moat, was made a scheduled monument in 1993. It was put up for sale in 2020, with a guide price of more than £2 million.[3]

The house is built of brick, with an M-shaped tile roof. There are two storeys and attics, a double-depth plan, eight bays, and rear service wings. The doorway has a divided fanlight, the windows are sashes with flat brick arches, and in the attics are five dormers with casements. There are two projecting chimney stacks flanked by small 17th-century casement windows with decorative brick pediments. There are drainpipe heads dated 1726 and 1798. Inside, there is an 18th-century wooden staircase, and wooden panelling in the central room, of similar date.[4]

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References

  1. Book: A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2 . 1923 . Victoria County History . London . 10 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Bossall Hall . Heritage Gateway . Historic England . 12 May 2024.
  3. News: Churchill . Penny . A grand, 10,000sq ft hall in Yorkshire with moat, and a secret garden . 12 May 2024 . Country Life . 22 October 2020.
  4. Book: Grenville. Jane. Pevsner . Nikolaus . Nikolaus Pevsner . The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. . 2023 . 1966 . New Haven and London . 978-0-300-25903-2 .

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