3783 x 2555 px | 32 x 21,6 cm | 12,6 x 8,5 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
2011
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Howsham Hall is a stately home in Howsham, North Yorkshire, England, built in the early 17th century. The hall is now a grade I listed building. The Hall was built on the site of a previous manor house using stone from the nearby Kirkham Priory following its dissolution under Henry VIII. The house was completed somewhere between 1608 and 1610. The cellar is Norman and the main part of the house is Elizabethan, however the structure of the building has been altered over the years. There is a Georgian brick extension at the back of the house and some of the windows have been altered so they have larger panes in the Georgian style. It was for many years the seat of the Cholmeley family from 1610-1949. The grandfather of Karl Pearson lived there. (He was reputedly the illegitimate son of Nathaniel Cholmeley.) In the grounds are three Giant Sequoia trees arranged in a triangle. These were given to a limited number of country estates in the seventeenth century.Sequoias were unknown to european horticuture till the middle of the 19th century, post the California goldrush. The old gates for the estate are several miles away towards York and have been recently restored. The building is affected by the Curse of Kirkham, the curse states that "All male heirs of the estate would perish [and] that true happiness would never come to that family or its successors". The House and estate is currently up for sale for £5, 000, 000.
