Slide 9: Sir John Lewis, of Marr, Doncaster, carried on the work which Strafford had begun and completed the house as it stands, laying out gardens, forming the Terraces, and enclosing the park on the north side; and surrounding it with a substantial…
Slide 17: The earliest remaining portion of the Mansion is to be found in a crypt in the basement of the building, situate under a portion of what is known as "Lady Betty Hastings Room" previously alluded to. The crypt has been converted by the…
Slide 15: The interior of this fine old Mansion is most interesting, bearing come similarity to Haddon Hall. In the room known as "Lady Betty Hasting's Room" is a fine panelled oaken mantelpiece, bearing the date 1588, and the initials W.W, and E.W.,…
Slide 16: We have referred to the historical associations of this Mansion with the great Earl of Strafford, but locally the place is better known as the home of Lady Elizabeth Hastings daughter of Theopolies seventh Earl of Huntingdon. Here she was…
Slide 6 - On the east side the laid out grounds and grass terraces graced with numerous spreading trees, add another pleasing feature to the place. In early spring, on many a mossy bank within the confines of the park, primroses are to be found in…
Slide 19: Taking our last look at Ledston Hall showing the South East wing from the Quadrangle, we pass through the Entrance Gates, but before leaving turn to the left.
Slide 5 - The grand grouping of the house compels admiration, and the grey stonework lends an impressive character to the severe lines of the edifice while the cool hue of the stone, and the rich green of the foliage is most beautiful.
Slide 13: A door out of the Saloon leads into the Dining Room. The walls are wainscoted in oak formed into large panels. At the end of the room is an arched recess which forms an effective feature. The mantelpiece is a good example of work of the…
Slide 12: Having viewed the exterior of the house, let us now enter this ancestral home by the principle door facing the Quadrangle. On entering we pass through a pair of swing doors direct into the Saloon, a spacious apartment, filled with costly…
Slide 14 - In the Drawing Room, which we now enter, is a somewhat florid example of an 18th century mantelpiece in various coloured marbles. Over this is a painting which according to an accompanying tablet states it is a portrait of the Honourable…
Slide 2 - Admitting to a great quadrangle encompassed by a broad and placid moat, and composed of out buildings, that stretch as outliers to the main block, which forms an L shaped building at the north-east corner of the court.
Slide 6 - This view shows the two light transom windows with arched heads which light the Banqueting Hall on the north side. Between them rises a chimney stack, with ornamental cresting on the summit. This only served the room in the undercroft, now…
Slide 11 - The Markenfield arms are also to be found on the terminal of the label mould of a doorway on the eastern range of buildings facing the courtyard.
On the whole the spirit of medieval times seems to brood over the exterior of Markenfield,…
Slide 4 - The Hall, or house proper is at the north-east angle. The house consisted of an undercroft, and above this is a storey containing the chief rooms, such as the Hall, Solar and Chapel rising up to the roof. To the right of this are a pair of…
Slide 10 - To the right is an aumbry and a piscine. The photograph of the latter show the Markenfield arms surrounded by an oak spray, while above is a crocketted canopy, of 15th century character.
Slide 8 - It was Mr Robert Foster, the tenant who occupied the Hall and 500 acre adjoining farm, who allowed Mr George Hepworth to photograph both inside and outside this interesting building.
Slide 9 - Ascending the modern internal wooden staircase, we enter the old Banqueting Hall. The walls of this room are covered with paintings, mostly portraits of the ancestors of members of the Grantly family, the present owners of the…
Slide 1 - Doubtless there was once a fitting approach to Markenfield, but at present it lies, hidden from sight, a good mile off the Harrogate and Ripon main road, amidst pleasant meadows, and one wanders up and down amid amaze of gates and sheep…
Slide 7 - The kitchen is most picturesque with its great fire-arch, its deeply recessed windows, its old fashioned furniture, and its well kept and well furnished dresser.
Slide 4: Facing it is a fine lime tree avenue, a portion of which we shew. The situation of Marske is strikingly picturesque at any season, but especially so when the glorious summer sunshine floods the verdant slopes, towering scars, and…