Ryston Hall
Ryston Hall | |
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![]() The south, garden, front of the hall | |
Type | House |
Location | Ryston, Norfolk |
Coordinates | 52°35′02″N 0°23′52″E / 52.5838°N 0.3978°E |
Built | 1669–1672 |
Architect | Sir Roger Pratt |
Architectural style(s) | Carolean |
Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Ryston Hall |
Designated | 9 July 1951 |
Reference no. | 1205569 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Stables to Ryston Hall |
Designated | 9 November 1984 |
Reference no. | 1077856 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Dairy in north-west corner of Ryston Hall stableyard |
Designated | 9 November 1984 |
Reference no. | 1342311 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Cowshed in north-west corner of Ryston Hall stableyard |
Designated | 9 November 1984 |
Reference no. | 1205583 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Summerhouse 40 metres east of Ryston Hall |
Designated | 9 November 1984 |
Reference no. | 1280655 |
Ryston Hall,
History
The Pratts had owned land in the neighborhood of Ryston since the mid-16th century. Roger Pratt was born in 1620 and educated at
Ryston Hall was begun by Pratt in 1669, on his marriage and retirement.[5] The house was complete by 1672. Pratt died at Ryston in 1684 and is buried in the village church which contains monuments to many of the Pratt family. His own is a simple black marble floor slab.[5]
In 1787–1788, major re-modelling of the house was undertaken by Sir John Soane, which saw little but the shell of Pratt's original house remain.[5] More limited reconstruction was carried out by Anthony Salvin for the Rev. Jermyn Pratt in 1864. Jill Allibone, Salvin's biographer, records that he did little more than add sculleries and bathrooms.[8]
The hall remains in the possession of the Pratt family.[9][10]
Architecture and description
Pratt's house followed the double-pile plan he had first employed at Coleshill. The house is of nine bays, with a raised three-bay central section.
The hall is a Grade II* listed building.[11] The stables are listed Grade II,[12] as are a dairy[13] and a cowshed in the stable yard.[14] A summerhouse in the grounds has its own Grade II listing.[15]
References
- ^ a b c Summerson 1955, pp. 85–88.
- ^ Gunther 1979, pp. 2–3.
- ^ Aslet & Powers 1985, p. 79.
- ^ Worsley 2007, p. 60.
- ^ a b c d e f g Pevsner & Wilson 2002, pp. 623–624.
- ^ Sitwell 1948, p. 64.
- ^ Dutton 1949, p. 52.
- ^ a b Allibone 1988, p. 189.
- ^ "Legacies of British Slave-ownership". www.ucl.ac.uk. University College London. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "History of Ryston Hall". Rystonhall. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Ryston Hall (Grade II*) (1205569)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Stables to Ryston Hall (Grade II) (1077856)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Dairy in north-west corner of Ryston Hall stableyard (Grade II) (1342311)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Cowshed in north-west corner of Ryston Hall stableyard (Grade II) (1205583)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Summerhouse 40 metres east of Ryston Hall (Grade II) (1280655)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
Sources
- ISBN 0-7188-2707-4.
- OCLC 904188923.
- OCLC 780874367.
- Gunther, Robert (1979) [1928]. The Architecture of Sir Roger Pratt. New York: Arno Press. OCLC 5188595.
- OCLC 1101266459.
- OCLC 636508893.
- OCLC 915707152.
- OCLC 602542202.
External links
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