Duncombe Park

Duncombe Park
Duncombe Park
DuncombeParkJonesViews1829.jpg
Duncombe Park circa 1829
Type Stately Home
Proprietor Baron Feversham
Managed by Feversham Estate
Size 182ha
Main feature House
Other features Parkland and gardens
Public access Yes
Exhibition Yes
Country England
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Grid square SE6082
Address

Duncombe Park, Helmsley, York,

North Yorkshire
Postcode YO62 5EB
Refreshments Yes
Parking Yes
Shop Yes
Website Website
54°14′20″N 1°04′29″W / 54.23889°N 1.07472°W / 54.23889; -1.07472Coordinates: 54°14′20″N 1°04′29″W / 54.23889°N 1.07472°W / 54.23889; -1.07472

Duncombe Park is the seat of the Duncombe family whose senior member takes the title Baron Feversham. It is situated near Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England and stands in a commanding location above deeply incised meanders of the River Rye.

Entrance front

The house was completed 1713 to designs by the Yorkshire gentleman-architect William Wakefield.[1] It was remodelled in 1843 by Sir Charles Barry. In 1879 the main block was gutted by fire and remained a ruin until 1895 when rebuilding was carried out by William Young. The reconstruction was based on the original design, though there were changes made, especially in the interior layout to meet contemporary needs. It is of two storeys with a basement and attic. The building was used as a school between 1914-1980. It is now open to the public and may be hired for civil weddings.

In 1774, Anne Duncombe of Duncombe Park was married to Robert Shafto, of Whitworth Hall, near Spennymoor, County Durham, the famous "Bonny Bobby Shaftoe" of the folk song.

Notes

  1. ^ Died 1730; also credited with additions to Gilling Castle (Howard Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, 3rd ed. 1995, s.v. "Wakefield William").

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