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366: 269: 31: 405: 470: 327:, wood carving and central corridors which run the length of the house. Externally the house is a red-brick Baroque mansion with a grand drive running to the main frontage and a walled garden, The house is home to changing exhibitions on the first floor art gallery and stories of the estate on the ground floor. It has a restaurant, shop and garden shop, and was shortlisted in 2010 for the Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award. 276: 389:, the future 6th Viscount Downe, a distant relative. He died in 1846 and left the house to his second son, Payan, who was High Sheriff for 1851. The house was neglected, prompting fears that it might have to be demolished. In 1916, however, a wealthy heiress, 377:
John Bourchier (1710–1759) followed his father as owner of Beningbrough Hall and was High Sheriff in 1749. It then passed to Dr. Ralph Bourchier, a 71-year-old physician and from him to his daughter, Margaret, who lived there for 70 years. Today a
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the hall exhibits more than a hundred 18th-century portraits and has seven new interpretation galleries called 'Making Faces: 18th-century Style'. Outside the main building there is a
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border and garden shop. It hosts events, activity days, family art workshops, and an annual food and craft festival which in 2010 was a Big Green Festival.
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on his inheritance to the estate. Local builder William Thornton oversaw the construction, but Beningbrough's designer remains a mystery; possibly it was
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Hunt, Abby (2006). "Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire; an archaeological survey and investigation of the Post-Medieval park and gardens".
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after it had been accepted by the government in lieu of death duties at a cost of £29,250. In partnership with the
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with fruit and vegetable planting, the produce from which is used by the walled garden restaurant.
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Mitchinson, James, ed. (26 June 2021). "A Corner of Yorkshire: Beningbrough Water Tower".
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After over 100 years in the Bourchiers' possession, the estate passed in 1827 to the
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Lady Chesterfield died in 1957, and in June 1958 the estate was acquired by the
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Barnet, Ben (3 October 2013). "Historic garden set for bumper apple harvest".
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The Hall is set in extensive grounds and is separated from them by a
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Davenport-Hines, Richard (23 September 2004). "Dawnay, Guy Payan".
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Beningbrough Hall, situated 6.2 miles (10 km) north-west of
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Beningbrough Hall page on National Portrait Gallery website
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During the Second World War the hall was occupied by the
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Country house
Beningbrough
North Yorkshire
54°01′15″N 1°12′38″W / 54.02070°N 1.21060°W / 54.02070; -1.21060
Museum
William Thornton
Baroque
National Trust
nationaltrust.org.uk/beningbrough-hall-gallery-and-gardens
Listed Building
1150998
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
1001057
Beningbrough Hall is located in North Yorkshire
Baroque
Beningbrough
North Yorkshire
England
River Ouse
baroque
cantilevered stairs
ha-ha
Andy Sturgeon
York
Ralph Bourchier
Thomas Archer
High Sheriff of Yorkshire

Alexander Francis Lydon

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