Well Hall, North Yorkshire
| Well Hall | |
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 The building in 2022 | |
.svg.png)  Location within North Yorkshire | |
General information | |
| Location | Well, North Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 54°13′59″N 1°35′27″W / 54.2331°N 1.5909°W |
| Year built | Early 14th century |
| Renovated | 17th century (heightened) 18th century (added) |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | The Hall |
| Designated | 5 May 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1150773 |
Well Hall (officially listed as The Hall) is a historic building in Well, North Yorkshire, a village in England.
The building was constructed in 1342 as the Hospital of St Richard, an almshouse in the form of a hall house. It had an undercroft, which may be 13th century. The building was heightened in the 17th century, to provide a third storey in the former attic, and at some point both the ground and first floors were divided into rooms. In 1758, the almshouse relocated to St Michael's Cottages, and a large east–west wing was added to the building, which became a private house. The building was Grade I listed in 1952.[1][2]
The house has a T-shaped plan, with three storeys, the older part with fronts of two and three bays, and to the right is a recessed 18th-century range with four bays. There is a vaulted four-bay undercroft under the north wing. The house is built of stone with quoins and a stone slate roof. The windows are sashes, some horizontally sliding. Two in the medieval wing are original pointed-arch openings. Inside, there is an early 18th-century staircase, probably moved from its original location. There is also a straight stone staircase, which is supported by a tunnel and may be original 14th-century work.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ Page, William (1914). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- 1 2 Historic England. "The Hall (Grade I) (1150773)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.