Bossall Hall is a historic building in Bossall, a village in North Yorkshire in England.
A quadrangular castle was constructed in Bossall by Paulinus de Bossall in the 14th century, surrounded by a moat. It was demolished in the early 17th century by Robert Belt, who constructed a new hall within the moat, probably reusing building materials from the castle. It was partly rebuilt in the 18th century, and its external appearance now dates to this period;[1][2] Historic England describes it as "not outstanding".[3] The building was Grade II listed in 1953,[4] and the site, including the largely-intact moat, was made a scheduled monument in 1993.[2] It was put up for sale in 2020, with a guide price of more than £2 million.[5]
The house is built of brick, with an M-shaped tile roof. There are two storeys and attics, a double-depth plan, eight bays, and rear service wings. The doorway has a divided fanlight, the windows are sashes with flat brick arches, and in the attics are five dormers with casements. There are two projecting chimney stacks flanked by small 17th-century casement windows with decorative brick pediments. There are drainpipe heads dated 1726 and 1798. Inside, there is an 18th-century wooden staircase, and wooden panelling in the central room, of similar date.[4][6]
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edit- ^ A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. 1923. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Bossall Hall: a quadrangular castle (1008016)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Bossall Hall". Heritage Gateway. Historic England. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Bossall Hall (1149644)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Churchill, Penny (22 October 2020). "A grand, 10,000sq ft hall in Yorkshire with moat, and a secret garden". Country Life. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ 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.