Hackness Hall

Hackness, Scarborough

North Yorkshire (North Riding)

England

Circa Date: 1791-96 w/19th & 20th century additions and alterations

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Bt.
Architect: Peter Atkinson

Date of Birth: 1735
Date of Death: 1805
Nationality: British
Notes: Assistant of John Carr of York, who hired him to work at Buxton and Harewood, among other places.

Date: 1791-96
Designed: House for Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Bt.

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Architect: Walter Henry Brierley

Date of Birth: 1862
Date of Death: 1926
Nationality: British
Notes: Brierley is called the "Lutyens of the North." The RIBA commends his architectural achievements.

Date: 1921
Designed: Restored House after 1910 fire

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Country Life: XLIX, 338, 1921.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 2008
Reference: pg .76
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125085
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Bt., 18th century; Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent, 19th-20th centuries.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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