Killerby Old Hall is a historic building in Cayton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
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The building was constructed in the 17th century. It was remodelled in the mid 18th century, and in the 19th century, it was heightened, and the roof was replaced.[1] During this period, a new Killerby Hall was built nearby, for James Cooper, with the older building becoming a farmhouse.[2][3][4] It was Grade II listed in 1967.[1] Its grounds now house a caravan park, and plans were announced in 2024 to convert one of its outbuildings into a wedding venue.[5]
The house is built of sandstone, with quoins, a moulded string course, and a hipped slate roof. It has two storeys, five bays, and it incorporates an earlier staircase tower on the left. The central doorway is approached by stone steps and has a divided fanlight, and the windows on the front are sashes; all these openings have splayed architraves. In the returns are mullioned and transomed windows, and the staircase tower has a blocked Tudor arched doorway and a mullioned window above. Inside, there is a 17th-century staircase, moved from elsewhere, reused 17th century panelling in one first floor room, and a massive 18th century fireplace with a bread oven in the former kitchen.[1]
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edit- ^ a b c Historic England. "Killerby Old Hall (1316467)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. 1923. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Whellan, T. (1859). History and topography of the city of York; and the North riding of Yorkshire.
- ^ Sheeran, George (2023). The Golden Age of Yorkshire Resorts 1800-1914. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781398113466.
- ^ Numminen, Anttoni James (29 January 2024). "Killerby Old Hall, Cayton Bay: New spa, wedding venue and accommodation could be created at Yorkshire caravan park". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2 June 2024.