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'''Hickleton Hall''' is a Grade II* listed Georgian country house in [[Hickleton]], [[South Yorkshire]], England, lying some 6 miles (10 km) west of Doncaster. For over 50 years (until 2012) it has been a [[Sue Ryder Care]] home but is now being converted to luxury apartments.
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'''Hickleton Hall''' is a [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|Grade II* listed]]<ref name=NHLE>{{NHLE |num=1286810 |desc=Hickleton Hall with attached quadrant walls and walls extended to enclose entrance front garden having associated gate piers and two statues, also linking wall to gate pier at south east corner |grade=II* |accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] [[English country house|stately home]] in [[Hickleton]], [[South Yorkshire]], England, about {{convert|6|mi|0}} west of Doncaster. For more than 50 years (until 2012) it was a [[Sue Ryder Care]] home. It was being converted to luxury apartments, and is now up for sale again.
It was constructed in 1745-1748 of limestone ashlar with graduated slate roofs. The main range has a seven-bay frontage with flanking pavilions.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-334485-hickleton-hall-with-attached-quadrant-wa| title= Hickleton Hall with Attached Quadrant Walls and Walls Extended to Enclose Entrace Front Garden Havin, Hickleton|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 19 March 2013}}</ref>

It was built in 1745–48 of limestone [[ashlar]] with graduated slate roofs. The main range has a seven-bay frontage with flanking pavilions.<ref name=NHLE/>


==History==
==History==
In the 16th century a house known as Hickleton Palace stood on the site, built by Judge [[Francis Rodes]]. The present Hall was built in 1745-1748, just to the south of the original house, by architect [[James Paine (architect)|James Paine]] for Godfrey Wentworth of Woolley, near Barnsley, who had bought the estate c.1730. He extended the house in 1777 with the addition of two low wings on either side and a servants wing. He died in 1789 and the Hall was inherited by his grandson, Godfrey Wentworth Armytage, who changed his name to Godfrey Wentworth Wentworth. He was appointed [[High Sheriff of Yorkshire]] for 1796-1797. When his banking business failed he was forced to sell the property.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hickletontalk.co.uk/hall/|title = Hickleton Hall|accessdate = 19 March 2013}}</ref>
In the 16th century a house called Hickleton Palace stood on the site, built for Judge [[Francis Rodes]]. The present Hall was built in 1745–1748, just to the south of the original house, designed by the architect [[James Paine (architect)|James Paine]] for [[Godfrey Wentworth]] of Woolley, near Barnsley, who had bought the estate in about 1730. He had the house extended in about 1775 with the addition of two low wings on either side and a servants wing. He died in 1789 and the Hall was inherited by his grandson, Godfrey Wentworth Armytage, who changed his name to Godfrey Wentworth Wentworth. He was appointed [[High Sheriff of Yorkshire]] for 1796–1797. When his banking business failed he was forced to sell the property.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hickletontalk.co.uk/hall/ |title=Hickleton Hall |work=Hickleton Village |access-date=19 March 2013}}</ref>


It was purchased in 1828 by Sir Francis Lindley Wood, 2nd Baronet of Hemsworth and Garrowby and on his death in 1846 passed to his son [[Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax|Charles Wood, 3rd Baronet]] (1800-1885). Charles Wood was the MP for [[Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)|Grimsby]], [[Wareham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wareham]], [[Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)|Halifax]] and [[Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)|Ripon]]. He was [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] from 1846 to 1852 and created Viscount Halifax in 1866. He died in 1885 at the Hall, which was then inherited by his son Charles Lindley Wood (1839–1934), the 2nd Viscount and on his death by his son, [[E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax|Edward Wood, the 3rd Viscount Halifax]], who was [[Viceroy of India]] from 1926 to 1929, [[Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs|Foreign Secretary]] from 1938 to 1940 and created Earl Halifax in 1944.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spartacus-educational.com/2WWhalifaxL.htm|title=Lord Halifax|publisher=Spartacus|accessdate=14 February 2016}}</ref>
It was bought in 1828 by [[Sir Francis Wood, 2nd Baronet]] of [[Hemsworth]] and Garrowby, and on his death in 1846 passed to his son [[Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax|Charles Wood, 3rd Baronet]] (1800–1885). Charles Wood was MP for [[Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)|Grimsby]], [[Wareham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wareham]], [[Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)|Halifax]] and [[Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)|Ripon]]. He was [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] 1846–1852 and created Viscount Halifax in 1866. He died in 1885 at the Hall, which was then inherited by his son [[Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax|Charles Lindley Wood]] (1839–1934), the 2nd Viscount and on his death by his son, [[Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax|Edward Wood, the 3rd Viscount Halifax]], who was [[Viceroy of India]] from 1926 to 1929, [[Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (UK)|Foreign Secretary]] from 1938 to 1940 and created Earl of Halifax in 1944.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://spartacus-educational.com/2WWhalifaxL.htm|title=Lord Halifax |publisher=Spartacus Educational |access-date=14 February 2016}}</ref>


In the Second World War the house was the headquarters of [[I Corps (United Kingdom)|I Corps]] after the [[Dunkirk evacuation]] in May 1940.{{sfn|Newbold|p=202}}
The Halifax family preferred their estate at Garrowby to Hickleton and in 1947 sold the contents of Hickleton Hall and leased the premises as a girls' school (St. Hilda's Church of England school run by members of the [[Order of the Holy Paraclete]] Convent). From 1961 to 2012 the hall and the immediate parkland were acquired by [[Sue Ryder Care]] as a Sue Ryder Home. Current plans (2013) are to convert the house into luxury apartments.


The Halifax family preferred their estate at Garrowby to Hickleton and in 1947 sold the contents of Hickleton Hall and leased the premises as a girls' school, St Hilda's Church of England school run by members of the [[Order of the Holy Paraclete]] Convent). From 1961 to 2012 the hall and the immediate parkland were run by [[Sue Ryder Care]] as a Sue Ryder Home. The house was offered for sale in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/64-bedroom-country-house-costs-6514683 |title=This 64-bedroom country house costs the same as swanky Mayfair flat |newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]] |publisher=Trinity Mirror |date=25 September 2015 |access-date=14 February 2016}}</ref>
The remainder of the estate, mostly farmland, still belongs to Halifax estates under the control of the [[Earl of Halifax]].

==See also==
*[[Grade II* listed buildings in South Yorkshire]]
*[[Listed buildings in Hickleton]]


==References==
==References==
[[File:Hickleton Hall south facade.jpg|thumb|South face of Hickleton Hall]]
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*{{cite web| url = http://www.doncasterfhs.co.uk/content/hickleton|title= Hickleton|publisher= Doncaster and Districy Family History Society|accessdate = 19 March 2013}}


==Sources and further reading==
==External links==
* {{cite web |url=https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/2928115/DX199711.pd |title=British planning and preparations to resist invasion on land, September 1939 – September 1940 |last=Newbold |first=David John |date= |publisher=King's College, University of London }}
*[http://www.elmetarchaeology.co.uk/hickletonhallhistory.html Hickleton Hall History]
*{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |authorlink1=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Radcliffe |first2=Enid (revision) |year=1967 |orig-year=1959 |title=Yorkshire the West Riding |series=[[Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England|The Buildings of England]] |place=Harmondsworth |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |isbn=0-14-071017-5 |pages=263–264 }}


==External links==
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*[http://www.hickletonhall.co.uk/ Hickleton Hall] official website
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Doncaster Borough]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster]]
[[Category:Country houses in South Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Country houses in South Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Grade II* listed buildings in South Yorkshire]]
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Latest revision as of 08:19, 1 April 2024

Hickleton Hall
Hickelton Hall
Hickleton Hall seen from the northeast
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
Location within South Yorkshire
General information
Status
Typestately home
Architectural styleGeorgian
LocationDoncaster, South Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°32′26″N 1°16′25.4″W / 53.54056°N 1.273722°W / 53.54056; -1.273722
OwnerSue Ryder Care Home
Design and construction
Architect(s)James Paine
Other information
ParkingYes
Website
www.hickletonhall.co.uk

Hickleton Hall is a Grade II* listed[1] Georgian stately home in Hickleton, South Yorkshire, England, about 6 miles (10 km) west of Doncaster. For more than 50 years (until 2012) it was a Sue Ryder Care home. It was being converted to luxury apartments, and is now up for sale again.

It was built in 1745–48 of limestone ashlar with graduated slate roofs. The main range has a seven-bay frontage with flanking pavilions.[1]

History

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In the 16th century a house called Hickleton Palace stood on the site, built for Judge Francis Rodes. The present Hall was built in 1745–1748, just to the south of the original house, designed by the architect James Paine for Godfrey Wentworth of Woolley, near Barnsley, who had bought the estate in about 1730. He had the house extended in about 1775 with the addition of two low wings on either side and a servants wing. He died in 1789 and the Hall was inherited by his grandson, Godfrey Wentworth Armytage, who changed his name to Godfrey Wentworth Wentworth. He was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1796–1797. When his banking business failed he was forced to sell the property.[2]

It was bought in 1828 by Sir Francis Wood, 2nd Baronet of Hemsworth and Garrowby, and on his death in 1846 passed to his son Charles Wood, 3rd Baronet (1800–1885). Charles Wood was MP for Grimsby, Wareham, Halifax and Ripon. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer 1846–1852 and created Viscount Halifax in 1866. He died in 1885 at the Hall, which was then inherited by his son Charles Lindley Wood (1839–1934), the 2nd Viscount and on his death by his son, Edward Wood, the 3rd Viscount Halifax, who was Viceroy of India from 1926 to 1929, Foreign Secretary from 1938 to 1940 and created Earl of Halifax in 1944.[3]

In the Second World War the house was the headquarters of I Corps after the Dunkirk evacuation in May 1940.[4]

The Halifax family preferred their estate at Garrowby to Hickleton and in 1947 sold the contents of Hickleton Hall and leased the premises as a girls' school, St Hilda's Church of England school run by members of the Order of the Holy Paraclete Convent). From 1961 to 2012 the hall and the immediate parkland were run by Sue Ryder Care as a Sue Ryder Home. The house was offered for sale in 2015.[5]

See also

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References

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South face of Hickleton Hall
  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Hickleton Hall with attached quadrant walls and walls extended to enclose entrance front garden having associated gate piers and two statues, also linking wall to gate pier at south east corner (Grade II*) (1286810)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Hickleton Hall". Hickleton Village. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Lord Halifax". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ Newbold, p. 202.
  5. ^ "This 64-bedroom country house costs the same as swanky Mayfair flat". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

Sources and further reading

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