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Parcevall Hall

A Grade II* Listed Building in Appletreewick, North Yorkshire

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Latitude: 54.0472 / 54°2'49"N

Longitude: -1.8962 / 1°53'46"W

OS Eastings: 406891

OS Northings: 461249

OS Grid: SE068612

Mapcode National: GBR HP6M.8Y

Mapcode Global: WHB6X.VJ6Q

Plus Code: 9C6W24W3+VG

Entry Name: Parcevall Hall

Listing Date: 10 September 1954

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1157423

English Heritage Legacy ID: 323673

Also known as: Percevall Hall

ID on this website: 101157423

Location: Middle Skyreholme, North Yorkshire, BD23

County: North Yorkshire

District: Craven

Civil Parish: Appletreewick

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

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APPLETREEWICK
SKYREHOLME
Parcevall Hall

(Formerly listed as Percevall Hall)

10.9.54

II*

House, now a retreat for Bradford Diocese. C16, C17 and early C20. Ashlar, coursed squared stone, graduated stone slate roof. C16 and C17 part of house, two storeys, six bays. To right of this is a two storey, five bay modern addition, to rear at right angles to house a long wing dated 1929, behind this parallel to the house another wing of 1929.

Original house: the left-hand bay is set back, gabled to left return. Between bays two and three a shallow flat-headed porch with two ball finials and a studded door in a chamfered surround. To left of porch a drainpipe with waterhead inscribed 1775. Porch is flanked by six-light double-chamfered mullioned windows with central major mullions and hoodmoulds. To right two three-light double-chamfered mullion windows with a one-light chamfered window between them. First floor. Bay two has six-light window similar to that below. Two bays to right of this have three-light double-chamfered mullioned windows, to right similar window of two lights. Right bay has three-light double-chamfered mullioned window with a hoodmould. Bay two has gable with a stepped three-light chamfered mullioned window with a hoodmould. Shaped kneelers, stone coping. End stack to right, ridge stacks.

Additions to house in similar style with mullioned windows.

Interior: in the solar is a large inglenook fireplace with a chamfered segmental arch. Downstairs a fireplace dated 1671 with simple diamond shaped plasterwork above. Kitchen has large fireplace with a beehive oven. C17 panelling brought in from other buildings this century.

History: once a rest house for Fountains Abbey, later belonging to Bolton Priory. Purchased by Sir Wm Milner in 1928, who designed the additions. Given to the Walsingham Trust in 1960.

Country Life, October 25 1962, 'A New Role for a Wharfedale Hall', Bernard Wood pp 1039.

Listing NGR: SE0689161249

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