Newby Hall And Area Wall To North

NEWBY NEWBY NY 52 SE (INSET) (South side)

1/62 Newby Hall and area wall to north 6.2.68

GV II*

Large house, now subdivided. Large panel over front door has late C17 coat-of-arms of Nevinson family; later alterations. Some blocks; wall of coursed, squared rubble with dressed copings. 45° graduated slate roofs with stone copings. Hall, and cross wings, with canted stair wing to rear. 2 storeys, 8 bays (2:4:2) overall. Hall has central panelled door in architrave with two 2-light windows to left, one 2-light and a small single-light window to right; coat-of-arms in corniced surround above door. Three 3-light windows and small single-light window to 1st floor. Continuous hoodmoulds to both floors. Wings have 3-light window to each floor on inner returns; chamfered jamb to larger, earlier window visible on ground floor at junction of Hall and west wing. 2-light window to each floor of gable ends with blocked attic windows above. All windows in chamfered surrounds under hoodmoulds; original chamfered mullions retained. Most windows square-leaded. Windows to rear, and outer returns of wings, similar; some blocked openings and some inserted doors and windows to rear. Stepped stone mid and end chimneys. Interior: Large segment-arched fireplace in ground floor of Hall. R.C.H.M. (1936) records C17 panelling to ground and 1st floor rooms with moulded surround of c.1700 to attic fireplace. Low retaining wall (c.3 ft high) to north side of sunken area in front of entrance, between cross-wings.

Listing NGR: NY5904921247