Gainford Hall

Gainford Hall is a privately owned

.

The house was built about 1603 to a design possibly by architect Robert Smythson for Rev John Cradock, Vicar of Gainford. 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

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.

References

• Keys to the Past^{[permanent dead link]}
• The Antiquities of Gainford, John Richard Walbran (1846)

External links

• Heritage at Risk Register: Gainford+Hall

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