Jervaulx Hall

Jervaulx Hall is a historic building in East Witton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The house, in 2013

The house was built in the early 19th century, and it long belonged to the Christie family.^[1] It is known for its eight-acre gardens, laid out in the 1800s, incorporating part of the grounds of Jervaulx Abbey, and restored in the 2010s. They include remains of the abbey's corn drying kiln, a Victorian summerhouse, and a range of contemporary sculpture.^[2] The building served as a hotel in the late 20th century. The building was grade II listed in 1985.^[3] It was put up for sale in 2005 for £1.55 million, at which time it had four reception rooms, eight bedrooms, and seven bathrooms.^[4]

The house is built of is stone with a stone slate roof. It has two storeys and a symmetrical front of six bays. The middle two bays are recessed, and have a lead roofed loggia over medieval tile paving, and a doorway. These are flanked by bays with canted bay windows, and Dutch gables with coping and ball finials, and the outer bays have coped gables with ball finials.^[3][5]

The gatehouse

The building has a grade II listed gatehouse, built of stone with a stone slate roof. In the centre is a semicircular arch with corniced capitals and a faceted keystone. This is flanked by lodges with shell niches, and the parapet has finials and semicircles. Within the archway, the doorways of the lodges have chamfered surrounds and four-centred arched heads. At the rear of the lodges are three-light mullioned windows.^[6]

See also

• Listed buildings in East Witton