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Crook Hall is a historic house built in the 13th/14th to 18th centuries, located in the Framwelgate area of the City of Durham in County Durham. The oldest part is an open hall house dating from the 13th or 14th century. In the 17th century the hall was extended to form a Jacobean manor house. And then in the 18th century, a large brick Georgian house was appended to the 17th-century wing. The Manor of Sydgate was granted in 1217 to Aimery, son of the then Archdeacon of Durham, from whose family it passed to Peter del Croke, after whom it is named. It was passed onto many families over the centuries, such as the Billinghams, the Mickletons, and the Hoppers. Yorkshire-born antiquarian and topographer James Raine and his family became tenants in 1834, and friends such as William Wordsworth, Walter Scott and John Ruskin visited. It is within the council area of County Durham. More...
Historic England Grade I Listed 1159909.
Place Type: Jacobean House
Historic County: Durham
Lat, Long: 54.782564,-1.5747535
Grid Reference: NZ274431
Police Area: Durham
Council Area: County Durham
Civil Parish: City of Durham CP
Country: England
GBPNID: 301154
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Crook_Hall,_Durham_301154
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It was bought in a semi-derelict condition by the Cassels in 1928, and then in 1995 the house was bought by the Bell family. They progressively opened the hall and gardens to the public, and are seen as one of the best in the north of England. Keith Bell wrote a book in 2017 called 'Blood, Sweat and Scones – two decades at Crook Hall'. In it, he describes their period of ownership, and the trials and tribulations of owning a Grade I listed building and creating a successful business/tourist attraction.
In June 2020 the property closed to the public as the business went into liquidation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns. The property was subsequently put on the market with a guide price of £1.8 million. On 28 March 2022, the National Trust announced that it had acquired the property, with the intention of re-opening it to visitors.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1159909.
Place Type: Jacobean House
Historic County: Durham
Lat, Long: 54.782564,-1.5747535
Grid Reference: NZ274431
Police Area: Durham
Council Area: County Durham
Civil Parish: City of Durham CP
Country: England
GBPNID: 301154
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Crook_Hall,_Durham_301154
Peruse Durham on WikishireIt was bought in a semi-derelict condition by the Cassels in 1928, and then in 1995 the house was bought by the Bell family. They progressively opened the hall and gardens to the public, and are seen as one of the best in the north of England. Keith Bell wrote a book in 2017 called 'Blood, Sweat and Scones – two decades at Crook Hall'. In it, he describes their period of ownership, and the trials and tribulations of owning a Grade I listed building and creating a successful business/tourist attraction.
In June 2020 the property closed to the public as the business went into liquidation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns. The property was subsequently put on the market with a guide price of £1.8 million. On 28 March 2022, the National Trust announced that it had acquired the property, with the intention of re-opening it to visitors.