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Pontefract Park (Pontefract Hall) (Pontefract New Hall)

Pontefract

West Yorkshire (West Riding)

England

Circa Date: 1591

Status: Destroyed

Roof removed 1812; North Tower collapsed 1828; House partly demolished by 1961; remains destroyed by explosives in 1962.

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

  • Built / Designed For: 8th Earl of Shrewsbury

    House & Family History: The six-foot-wide Pontefract staircase was removed from the House before its complete demolition in the 1960s and reinstalled at Harewood House.

  • Architect: Robert Smythson

    Date: 1591
    Designed: House for 8th Earl of Shrewsbury

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  • Title: No Voice From the Hall: Early Memories of a Country House Snooper
    Author: Harris, John
    Year Published: 1998
    Publisher: London: John Murray
    ISBN: 0719555671
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Demolished

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Past Seat / Home of: Edward Talbot, 8th Earl of Shrewsbury and 8th Earl of Waterford, 1591-1617.

    Current Ownership Type: Demolished

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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