Grimston, near Tadcaster
North Yorkshire (North Riding)
England
Circa Date: 18th century core w/1840-50 rebuild & 19th & 20th century alterations
Status: Fully Extant
House Open to Public: No
Country House: Yes
Volunteer Festival in the grounds of Grimston Park from the Aug 6, 1864 issue of "The Illustrated London News"
The Emperors' Walk from a 1909 postcard
Earlier Houses: There was an earlier house on the site of the current house, at which King James VI of Scotland stayed in 1603 on his way south to accept the throne of England as James I.
Architect: Decimus Burton
Date: 1840-50Country Life: LXXXVII, 276, 1940.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Reference: pg. 199
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
Title: Greek Revival, The
Author: Crook, J. Mordaunt
Year Published: 1995
Publisher: London: John Murray
ISBN: 0719554551
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Stanhope family, early 17th century. Gascoigne family, 18th century. John Francis Cradock, 1st Baron Howden, early 19th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: John Hobart Caradoc, 2nd Baron Howden, 19th century. Albert Denison Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough, 1851-64. John Fielden, late 19th century.
Current Ownership Type: Flat Owners Company / Condo Association
Primary Current Ownership Use: Flats / Multi Family
Ownership Details: Divided into 11 flats
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No