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Newby Hall in North Yorkshire to receive funds for essential restoration

Newby Hall in North Yorkshire is set to receive an important grant towards essential restoration from the Historic Houses Foundation.

The Historic Houses Foundation is a major beneficiary of the Heritage Stimulus Fund, recently announced by the UK Government and Historic England, which will provide invaluable support for restoration work on some of England’s most important and vulnerable historic buildings.

The Historic Houses Foundation will now be able to set in place a programme of work across England allowing urgent work to be undertaken that would not otherwise have been possible. Over the past 17 years the Foundation, as an independent charity, has distributed over £11 million in grant aid to nearly 250 vital restoration projects in England and Wales.

Newby Hall, home of Richard and Lucinda Compton, is celebrated for its collection of paintings, tapestries and works of art as well as for its gardens. Restoration will begin this winter on damaged and weathered stonework on the distinctive balustrading along the parapets and on the portico added to this elegant early 18th century house by Yorkshire architect John Carr in 1775.

Work will begin immediately and continue over the winter months before the start of the new tourist season in Spring 2021 and is expected to provide welcome employment to a wide range of traditional craftsmen and building professionals in addition to other local employment opportunities.

Stuart Gill, General Manager at Newby Hall commented “We are so grateful for this capital grant from the Historic Houses Foundation which comes at the end of a challenging season for us at Newby. It will allow us to address some fundamental restoration needs that are essential if the house is to remain at the centre of our successful visitor attraction.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Kate Slater .