Nidd Hall was a 19th century country house, now a hotel, in the village of Nidd, Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
It is constructed of coursed squared gritstone and ashlar with grey slate roofs. It is built in 3 storeys in a 9 x 8 bay rectangular block. [1]
History
In the 14th century, the Nidd estate was owned by Ralph, Baron Greystoke and descended to Lord John Greystoke.
Nidd Hall was built in 1825 for Benjamin Rawson, a Bradford chemical manufacturer. It passed on his death in 1844 to his daughter Elizabeth who died at the Hall in 1890. It was then sold to Hon. Henry Edmund Butler, of Eagle Hall, Pateley Bridge, the son of Viscount Mountgarret.
Henry was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1895 and became the 14th Viscount Mountgarret in 1900. In 1890–93 he greatly enlarged and remodelled the Hall in the classical style. He was created Baron Mountgarret in 1911. The estate then descended to the the 17th Viscount, who sold it in the mid-60s to racehorse owner Guy Reed, who operated the Nidd Hall Stud on the site. He later sold the estate to the racehorse owner and trainer Hon. Ian Matthews, who ran it as the Nidd Park Stud.
The hall is now a Warner Leisure Hotels 4-star hotel.
References
- ^ "Nidd Hall, Nidd". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- "Rawson family history". Retrieved 28 March 2013.