The house dates from the late 16th century but was remodelled in 1749 with addition of second storey (third floor) to the main range. A wing was added in 1776 and a matching right wing added in 1872.
It is constructed in ashlar with Welsh slate roofs. The central range is a 3-storey, 5-bay building connected to outlying 2-storey 2-bay side wings by single cell units. The house was the first house in England to benefit from a private gas system.
Historyedit
The site of the house and its parkland was a monastery estate prior to the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII and the original Tudor house was built for the Sotheby family. After Elizabeth Sotherby married Thomas Willoughby the couple converted the house into the larger Georgian style house of today. The estate duly passed into the ownership of the Willoughby family, passing first to Thomas' son Henry, who afterwards inherited from his cousin the title of 5th Baron Middleton, together with other estates at Middleton and Wollaton Park, where he actually chose to live.[2]
The 8th Baron Middleton, however, chose to live at Birdsall, employing the architect Anthony Salvin to extend the house and eventually dying there in 1877. His son, the 9th Baron likewise preferred Birdsall and likewise died there in 1922. In 1923 the family sold the Middleton and Wollaton estates and thus made Birdsall the sole family seat, which it has remained ever since.
^"A Brief History of the Willoughby Family and the Birdsall Estate". Birdsall Estates. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
December 20, 2023
birdsall, house, other, historic, houses, united, states, mary, stephen, english, country, house, birdsall, north, yorkshire, grade, listed, building, general, informationtypecountry, houselocationbirdsall, north, yorkshirecoordinates54, 07307, 755891, 07307, . For other historic houses in the United States see Mary Birdsall House and Stephen T Birdsall House Birdsall House is an English country house in Birdsall North Yorkshire It is a Grade II listed building 1 Birdsall HouseGeneral informationTypeCountry HouseLocationBirdsall North YorkshireCoordinates54 04 23 N 0 45 21 W 54 07307 N 0 755891 W 54 07307 0 755891Completed1872DesignationsGrade II listedThe house dates from the late 16th century but was remodelled in 1749 with addition of second storey third floor to the main range A wing was added in 1776 and a matching right wing added in 1872 It is constructed in ashlar with Welsh slate roofs The central range is a 3 storey 5 bay building connected to outlying 2 storey 2 bay side wings by single cell units The house was the first house in England to benefit from a private gas system History editThe site of the house and its parkland was a monastery estate prior to the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII and the original Tudor house was built for the Sotheby family After Elizabeth Sotherby married Thomas Willoughby the couple converted the house into the larger Georgian style house of today The estate duly passed into the ownership of the Willoughby family passing first to Thomas son Henry who afterwards inherited from his cousin the title of 5th Baron Middleton together with other estates at Middleton and Wollaton Park where he actually chose to live 2 The 8th Baron Middleton however chose to live at Birdsall employing the architect Anthony Salvin to extend the house and eventually dying there in 1877 His son the 9th Baron likewise preferred Birdsall and likewise died there in 1922 In 1923 the family sold the Middleton and Wollaton estates and thus made Birdsall the sole family seat which it has remained ever since References edit Historic England Birdsall House Grade II 1174509 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 28 September 2018 A Brief History of the Willoughby Family and the Birdsall Estate Birdsall Estates Retrieved 28 September 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Birdsall House amp oldid 1173108555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
