An 1830 engraving of the House from "Neale's Views of Seats"
House & Family History: Tong Hall is the only house of any consequence in the Bradford area to be built of brick.
Architect: Theophilus Shelton
Date: 1702Architect: John Platt
Date: 1773John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. V, 1822.
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir George Tempest, 2nd Bt., 18th century; Tempest family here since the 15th century.
Current Ownership Type: Unknown
Primary Current Ownership Use: Offices
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No