Description

NEWBY NEWBY
NY 52 SE (INSET) (South side)

1/62
Newby Hall and area
wall to north
6.2.68

GV II*

Large house, now subdivided. Large panel over front door has late C17
coat-of-arms of Nevinson family; later alterations. Some blocks; wall of
coursed, squared rubble with dressed copings. 45° graduated slate roofs with
stone copings. Hall, and cross wings, with canted stair wing to rear.
2 storeys, 8 bays (2:4:2) overall. Hall has central panelled door in architrave
with two 2-light windows to left, one 2-light and a small single-light window to
right; coat-of-arms in corniced surround above door. Three 3-light windows and
small single-light window to 1st floor. Continuous hoodmoulds to both floors.
Wings have 3-light window to each floor on inner returns; chamfered jamb to
larger, earlier window visible on ground floor at junction of Hall and west
wing. 2-light window to each floor of gable ends with blocked attic windows
above. All windows in chamfered surrounds under hoodmoulds; original chamfered
mullions retained. Most windows square-leaded. Windows to rear, and outer
returns of wings, similar; some blocked openings and some inserted doors and
windows to rear. Stepped stone mid and end chimneys. Interior: Large
segment-arched fireplace in ground floor of Hall. R.C.H.M. (1936) records C17
panelling to ground and 1st floor rooms with moulded surround of c.1700 to attic
fireplace. Low retaining wall (c.3 ft high) to north side of sunken area in
front of entrance, between cross-wings.

Listing NGR: NY5904921247

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17543780

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