The house from a circa 1909 postcard
Earlier Houses: There was an earlier house of the Bigod family near the site of the 18th century house.
Built / Designed For: Sir Mark Masterman-Sykes, 3rd Bt.
House & Family History: Settrington is a stone house that originally had a main block of seven bays and three stories, with a three-bay center and links to pedimented pavilions. In 1963 a fire gutted the center; the current configuration, designed by Francis Johnson, is one and two stories, with a pediment over the center.
Collections: Sir Mark Masterman-Sykes was an important bibliophile and member of the Roxburghe Club. His library at Settrington contained incunabula, volumes of Elizabethan poetry, a copy of William Dugdale's "Heraldic Visitation of York, 1665–1666," and the editio princeps of Livy by Arnold Pannartz and Konrad Sweynheim (Rome, 1469), which features painted arms of the Borgia family, the only extant copy on vellum. The library was auctioned by R.H. Evans on May 11 and 28 and June 21, 1824.
Garden & Outbuildings: The orangery was erected during the 18th century. The stables are notable for their pyramid-roofed towers.
Architect: Francis F. Johnson
Date: Circa 1964
Title: Buildings of England: Yorkshire: York and the East Riding, The
Author: Pevsner, Nikolaus; John Hutchinson (Contributor)
Year Published: 1972
Publisher: London: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0140710.434
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II
Park Listed: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: Kenelm Storey; Storey family here since 1936.
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Sir Francis Bigod, 16th century; Bigod family here from the 13th until the 16th century. Henry Masterman, 18th century. SEATED AT 18TH CENTURY HOUSE: Sir Mark Masterman-Sykes, 3rd Bt. 1793-1823; Sykes family here from 1793 until the 19th century. Michael Guy Percival Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton, 20th century; Willoughby family here from the 19th century until 1936. Samuel Storey, Baron Buckton, 20th century; Sir Richard Storey, 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
Ownership Details: The orangery is available for events and weddings.
House Open to Public: Folly / Outbuildings Only - By Appointment
Phone: 01944-768-106
Fax: 01944-768-484
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://orangerysettrington.co.uk
Historic Houses Member: No