Rise Hall
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Rise Hall is a grade II* listed stately home in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England.
, as having been owned by Cnut (the son of Karli) in 1066, the estate at this time compromised 6 carucate
s of ploughed fields a value roughly equal to 720 acre (2.9 km²; 1.1 sq mi), it also had 30 acre (0.1214058 km²; 0.0468750414456536 sq mi) of meadow, and 40 acre (0.1618744 km²; 0.0625000552608714 sq mi) of woodland.
For some time between 1066 and 1071, the Estate belonged to William Malet
before coming into the possession of Drew de Bevrère. (rendered in some sources as Drogo of La Beuvriëre
)
Rise Manor was tenanted by Franco de Fauconberg , and the Fauconberg's retained ownership until 1372 when the estate was sold to Sir John Neville
by Sir Thomas Fauconberg. The estate remained in the Neville family passing down to Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
, whose lands (including Rise)were seized by the crown after his death in 1471.
The estate next passed into ownership of Richard Neville's son-in-law Richard Plantagenet
, Duke of Gloucester who would later become Richard III of England. The estate remained a crown estate until 1628 when the house and 120 acre (0.4856232 km²; 0.187500165782614 sq mi) of woodland were used as security for a loan from the city of London
to the crown. In 1639 the grantees of the loan sold the estate to a William Raven and a Michael Evans , however they did not retain ownership long as they sold freehold in 1646 to a Thomas Bacon and Christopher Beckwith, who were buying on behalf of Hugh Bethell
. At the same time as this transaction took place, Bethell himself bought out an existing leasehold on the estate.
The Hall was rebuilt by Richard Bethell
between 1815–20. An English Heritage
report into buildings of special architectural or historic interest in Yorkshire, suggested that Robert Abraham, a relation of the family may have been the architect hired to carry out the renovation., however the Pevsner architectural guide to the buildings of England suggests that Watson & Pritchett of York could be the architects. The house is primarily west facing, where it is fronted by a Grecian style portico
supported by pillars. However the house also has north and south aspects fronted identically with a slight wing of 6 feet (1.8 m) at either end and a pediment
over the central doorway.
Prior to the purchase of the manor, the Bethell family had been buying many surrounding farms and properties, so that by 1856 the estate constituted 130 acre (0.5260918 km²; 0.203125179597832 sq mi) land set aside for around 300 deer to roam in, 120 acre (0.4856232 km²; 0.187500165782614 sq mi) woodland, and 20 acre (0.0809372 km²; 0.0312500276304357 sq mi) of fish ponds. In 1995, the majority of the village of Rise was still owned by the Bethell family.
By 1884 the estate contained at least one cricket pitch, as in that year it played host to what is now considered an unusual match in that the opposing team was made up of 11 brothers - the Walgates of Aldbrough. the Walgates ended up winning the match by 3 wickets.
the manor served as headquarters for the operation of searchlight batteries in the local area, and accommodated the officers manning them. This is recorded by patches of `graffiti' walls inside the building that give details of the officers stationed there. The estate also hosted a motor transport depot, positioned in a structure outside the main building. At the start of the war the whole herd of deer on the estate was killed and the park was ploughed for agricultural use; it is only since that time that the estate has been allowed to return to grass.
The building was used as a convent school dedicated to St. Philomena from 1946 until 1989, and served as host to an order of nuns, the Canonesses Regular of St. Augustine. The school ran both boarding and day education. Around about 1980, the school added an extension containing a gymnasium and a dining room to the east of the house - aligned with south face. The order continued to use the house until 1995 in order to run religious retreats, holidays, weekend courses and meetings.
The Hall stables and coach house are all listed buildings,
and her husband, artist Graham Swift in March 2001. The couple paid £435,000 (2011:£) for the property, and began restoration work on it.
Initially the couple worked on making the property water tight, by renovating the roof and the gutters. The gutters had been the source of substantial problems, overflowing into the house and causing outbreaks of both Wet and Dry rot. To solve the problems, lots of timber had to be removed and burnt. The couple also had to remove many of the fixtures that existed only to serve the former convent school such as toilet and shower cubicles and hardboard walls.
In November 2010 Sarah Beeny presented Beeny's Restoration Nightmare on Channel Four, showing her plans for the renovation of Rise Hall as a family home, and wedding venue.
After the airing of the first series, the local council became aware of the renovation work, and raised objections that the work did not comply with planning regulations, forcing the couple to apply for retrospective planning permission, and make fire safety improvements. The couple also had to spend £12,000 applying to obtain a certificate of lawful development which recognises that the property is primarily being used as a domestic dwelling.
By carrying out the renovation, Sarah and Graham state that they intend to restore, maintain and ensure the survival of property. Ensuring it is protected as part of the British Heritage and creating financial and employment growth as contractors and materials are sourced for its restoration. During the second series, the couple gave opportunity and experience to art students from Hull College
who assisted in the design and construction of the family room.
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England.
History
Rise Hall is recorded in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, as having been owned by Cnut (the son of Karli) in 1066, the estate at this time compromised 6 carucate
Carucate
The carucate or ploughland was a unit of assessment for tax used in most Danelaw counties of England, and is found for example in Domesday Book. The carucate was based on the area a plough team of eight oxen could till in a single annual season...
s of ploughed fields a value roughly equal to 720 acre (2.9 km²; 1.1 sq mi), it also had 30 acre (0.1214058 km²; 0.0468750414456536 sq mi) of meadow, and 40 acre (0.1618744 km²; 0.0625000552608714 sq mi) of woodland.
For some time between 1066 and 1071, the Estate belonged to William Malet
William Malet (Norman conquest)
William Malet is one of the very few proven Companions of William the Conqueror known to have been present at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, as recorded by the contemporary chronicler William of Poitiers...
before coming into the possession of Drew de Bevrère. (rendered in some sources as Drogo of La Beuvriëre
Saint-Hilaire-de-Court
Saint-Hilaire-de-Court is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and two hamlets situated in the Arnon river valley, some southwest of Vierzon at the junction of the D163, D90 and D320 roads...
)
Rise Manor was tenanted by Franco de Fauconberg , and the Fauconberg's retained ownership until 1372 when the estate was sold to Sir John Neville
John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby
John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, KG was born at Castle Raby, County Durham, England to Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby and Alice de Audley. He fought in the Battle of Neville's Cross on 17 October 1346 as a Captain in his father's division...
by Sir Thomas Fauconberg. The estate remained in the Neville family passing down to Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
Richard Neville KG, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury and 8th and 5th Baron Montacute , known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander...
, whose lands (including Rise)were seized by the crown after his death in 1471.
The estate next passed into ownership of Richard Neville's son-in-law Richard Plantagenet
Richard III of England
Richard III was King of England for two years, from 1483 until his death in 1485 during the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty...
, Duke of Gloucester who would later become Richard III of England. The estate remained a crown estate until 1628 when the house and 120 acre (0.4856232 km²; 0.187500165782614 sq mi) of woodland were used as security for a loan from the city of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
to the crown. In 1639 the grantees of the loan sold the estate to a William Raven and a Michael Evans , however they did not retain ownership long as they sold freehold in 1646 to a Thomas Bacon and Christopher Beckwith, who were buying on behalf of Hugh Bethell
Hugh Bethell (died 1679)
Hugh Bethell was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1679....
. At the same time as this transaction took place, Bethell himself bought out an existing leasehold on the estate.
The Hall was rebuilt by Richard Bethell
Richard Bethell (1772–1864)
Richard Bethell was a British Tory and then Conservative Party politician from Rise in the East Riding of Yorkshire. He sat in the House of Commons between 1830 and 1841.He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1822 to 1823....
between 1815–20. An English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
report into buildings of special architectural or historic interest in Yorkshire, suggested that Robert Abraham, a relation of the family may have been the architect hired to carry out the renovation., however the Pevsner architectural guide to the buildings of England suggests that Watson & Pritchett of York could be the architects. The house is primarily west facing, where it is fronted by a Grecian style portico
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...
supported by pillars. However the house also has north and south aspects fronted identically with a slight wing of 6 feet (1.8 m) at either end and a pediment
Pediment
A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure , typically supported by columns. The gable end of the pediment is surrounded by the cornice moulding...
over the central doorway.
Prior to the purchase of the manor, the Bethell family had been buying many surrounding farms and properties, so that by 1856 the estate constituted 130 acre (0.5260918 km²; 0.203125179597832 sq mi) land set aside for around 300 deer to roam in, 120 acre (0.4856232 km²; 0.187500165782614 sq mi) woodland, and 20 acre (0.0809372 km²; 0.0312500276304357 sq mi) of fish ponds. In 1995, the majority of the village of Rise was still owned by the Bethell family.
By 1884 the estate contained at least one cricket pitch, as in that year it played host to what is now considered an unusual match in that the opposing team was made up of 11 brothers - the Walgates of Aldbrough. the Walgates ended up winning the match by 3 wickets.
Contemporary use
During WWIIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the manor served as headquarters for the operation of searchlight batteries in the local area, and accommodated the officers manning them. This is recorded by patches of `graffiti' walls inside the building that give details of the officers stationed there. The estate also hosted a motor transport depot, positioned in a structure outside the main building. At the start of the war the whole herd of deer on the estate was killed and the park was ploughed for agricultural use; it is only since that time that the estate has been allowed to return to grass.
The building was used as a convent school dedicated to St. Philomena from 1946 until 1989, and served as host to an order of nuns, the Canonesses Regular of St. Augustine. The school ran both boarding and day education. Around about 1980, the school added an extension containing a gymnasium and a dining room to the east of the house - aligned with south face. The order continued to use the house until 1995 in order to run religious retreats, holidays, weekend courses and meetings.
The Hall stables and coach house are all listed buildings,
Restoration
The Hall had fallen into disrepair before being bought by TV host and property expert Sarah BeenySarah Beeny
Sarah Lucinda Beeny is an English property developer and television presenter, best known for presenting the Channel 4 property shows Property Ladder, Streets Ahead, Britain’s Best Homes and Help! My House Is Falling Down....
and her husband, artist Graham Swift in March 2001. The couple paid £435,000 (2011:£) for the property, and began restoration work on it.
Initially the couple worked on making the property water tight, by renovating the roof and the gutters. The gutters had been the source of substantial problems, overflowing into the house and causing outbreaks of both Wet and Dry rot. To solve the problems, lots of timber had to be removed and burnt. The couple also had to remove many of the fixtures that existed only to serve the former convent school such as toilet and shower cubicles and hardboard walls.
In November 2010 Sarah Beeny presented Beeny's Restoration Nightmare on Channel Four, showing her plans for the renovation of Rise Hall as a family home, and wedding venue.
After the airing of the first series, the local council became aware of the renovation work, and raised objections that the work did not comply with planning regulations, forcing the couple to apply for retrospective planning permission, and make fire safety improvements. The couple also had to spend £12,000 applying to obtain a certificate of lawful development which recognises that the property is primarily being used as a domestic dwelling.
By carrying out the renovation, Sarah and Graham state that they intend to restore, maintain and ensure the survival of property. Ensuring it is protected as part of the British Heritage and creating financial and employment growth as contractors and materials are sourced for its restoration. During the second series, the couple gave opportunity and experience to art students from Hull College
Hull College
Hull College is a further education College in Hull, England. The enrollment of around 28,000students makes it one of the largest schools of its type in the United Kingdom...
who assisted in the design and construction of the family room.