Earlier Houses: There were earlier monastic buildings and a later house on, or near, the site of the current house.

Built / Designed For: Daniel Foxcroft

House & Family History: During World War I the government took over Weetwood and used the house as a convalescent hospital for officers. In 1919 Sir Hickman Beckett Bacon sold the Weetwood Hall Estate to Leeds University for use as a hall of residence, a purpose it served until the 1980s. The house was converted into a hotel in 1993.

House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSES: William Arthington, 16th century. Richard Meynell, 16th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Daniel Foxcroft, 17th century; Foxcroft family here from the mid-16th century until 1741. Sir Henry Englefield, 6th Bt., 1741-80. John Gelder, late 18th century. Joseph Oates, until 1824. Christopher Beckett, mid-19th century. Henry Cowper Marshall, 1860s. Alfred Cooke, 1880s. Sir Hickman Beckett Bacon, 11th Bt., until 1919.

Current Ownership Type: Corporation

Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel

Ownership Details: Since 1993 Westwood Hall Estate hotel

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Phone: 01132-306-000

Fax: 01132-306-095

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.weetwood.co.uk/

Historic Houses Member: No