Gainford Hall
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Gainford Hall is a privately owned Jacobean
manor house at Gainford, County Durham
. It is a Grade I listed building but as at 2009 is registered as a Building at Risk.
The house was built about 1603 to a design possibly by architect Robert Smythson
for Rev John Cradock, Vicar of Gainsford. The upper storey was never fully completed internally and the east wing staircase was not built. The property was much restored in the 19th century.
Cradock was appointed Archdeacon of Northumberland in 1604 and Chancellor to the Bishop of Durham in 1619. William Cradock bought an estate at Hartforth, near Richmond, Yorkshire in 1720 and thereafter junior members of the family lived at Gainford. Marmaduke Cradock died at the Hall at the age of 90 in 1836.
A 17th century dovecote in the grounds is Grade II listed and also a Building at Risk.
The present owners Raby Estates have restored the old coach house and converted it to residential use.
Jacobean architecture
The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. It is named after King James I of England, with whose reign it is associated.-Characteristics:...
manor house at Gainford, County Durham
Gainford, County Durham
Gainford on Tees is a village on the north bank of the River Tees in County Durham, England. It is half-way between Barnard Castle and Darlington, near Winston, at OS map reference NZ 1716....
. It is a Grade I listed building but as at 2009 is registered as a Building at Risk.
The house was built about 1603 to a design possibly by architect Robert Smythson
Robert Smythson
Robert Smythson was an English architect. Smythson designed a number of notable houses during the Elizabethan era. Little is known about his birth and upbringing—his first mention in historical records comes in 1556, when he was stonemason for the house at Longleat, built by Sir John Thynne...
for Rev John Cradock, Vicar of Gainsford. The upper storey was never fully completed internally and the east wing staircase was not built. The property was much restored in the 19th century.
Cradock was appointed Archdeacon of Northumberland in 1604 and Chancellor to the Bishop of Durham in 1619. William Cradock bought an estate at Hartforth, near Richmond, Yorkshire in 1720 and thereafter junior members of the family lived at Gainford. Marmaduke Cradock died at the Hall at the age of 90 in 1836.
A 17th century dovecote in the grounds is Grade II listed and also a Building at Risk.
The present owners Raby Estates have restored the old coach house and converted it to residential use.