Standen hall history book

Pendleton, in a history of the county of lancaster. Standen hall, a grade ii listed building, is situated in the civil parish of pendleton about 1. Girouard, standen, sussex, country life, 26 feb 1970, p. Sergeant john aspinall who built the palladian standen was scholarly his library books survive in the house and would have been. Standen was bequeathed to the national trust in 1972 by the beales daughter helen. Standen is an arts and crafts house located to the south of east grinstead, west sussex, england. Between christmas and the new year, standen is open for wintery walks exploring the estate, tasty food and hot drinks in the cafe, and a last chance to see this years christmas displays. Standen house lost arts and crafts garden restored bbc news. Between 1891 and 1894 architect philip webb, who was a. Standen hall, pendleton, lancashire history in structure. Standen hall, clitheroe schedule of works with justifications file 2743 2 introduction this document should be read in conjunction with the historic building assessment by colin briden which outlines the history of the house and the heritage impact assessment and statement of significance by john martin. They were armigerous by the early 16th century, but as late as the early 18th century alexander aspinall 16931746 was still described as yeoman in some documents. So much history which was brought alive by mr hodgson who took us on the. The house and its surrounding gardens belong to the national trust and are open to.

Arts and crafts architect philip webb designed the house in the late 19th century for owner james beale, whose wife margaret created the. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. Hence much of the interpretation of its history must rest upon external straight. Standen information at the national trust standen garden designers and history standen house and garden yosp. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of standon old hall francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. It is a grade ii listed building set in 400 acres 1. Sources for the historical development of the site and heritage assets were historic. See more ideas about arts and crafts house, museum collection and countryside. The hall was formally owned and built for sir thomas anderton salt, a director of the north staffordshire railway company, but its use as a family home was shortlived, it being sold to staffordshire county council in 1925 for hospital use. Beale sited his new country house adjacent to the modest, timberframed, c15 farmhouse of hollybush farm which was renamed standen the original standen. East front a symmetrical composition of 3 storeys and 7 bays, with projecting quoins, a string course above the 1st floor and a cornice. Built in 18914 by the arts and crafts architect philip webb for james and margaret beale, standen is a rambling, deliberately vernacular house that. Standen is an arts and crafts house located to the south of east grinstead, west sussex. Sandon hall is a 19thcentury country mansion, the seat of the earl of harrowby, at sandon, staffordshire, 5 miles 8.

In 1890 a successful london solicitor, james beale bought three farms to the. The house and its surrounding gardens belong to the national trust and are open to the public. Standen hall has generated a small archive of historic drawings which at the time of this survey was kept at the hall. Sandon hall is a stunning stately home set in staffordshire, available to hire exclusively for weddings and events. Standen was completed in 1894, although additions continued to be made to the interior fittings for some years. Standen hall was originally an hshaped house of two stories facing south, said. Standen east grinstead 2020 all you need to know before you. We visit standen house quite regularly, and went to see the exhibition about the. But there are few titles in the book older than that of the senior. James and margaret beale chose an idyllic location with views across the countryside for their rural retreat designed by philip webb. Behind the drawing room is the main porch, entrance hall and stair, communicating. Standon hall, which was built circa 1910, to the design of liverpool architect j. Trustees of the standen estate land south of clitheroe. Aspinall of standen hall this family is said to have held standen since the time of king henry vii if not earlier, but their rise to gentry status was gradual.