Duncombe Park

Duncombe Park
Duncombe Park
	Duncombe Park c. 1829
General information
Type	Stately home
Location	Helmsley, North Yorkshire YO62 5EB
Country	England
Coordinates	54°14′20″N 1°04′29″W / 54.23889°N 1.07472°W
Completed	1713
Owner	Feversham Estate
Grounds	450 acres (182 ha)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	William Wakefield; Charles Barry (1843); William Young (1895);
Website
	www.duncombepark.com
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated	4 January 1955
Reference no.	1295358
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Designated	10 May 1984
Reference no.	1001061

Duncombe Park is the seat of the Duncombe family who previously held the title Earls of Feversham. The title became extinct on the death of the 3rd Earl in 1963, since when the family have continued to hold the title Baron Feversham. The park is situated one mile south-west of Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England and stands in 300 acres (120 ha) of parkland. The estate has a commanding location above deeply incised meanders of the River Rye within the North York Moors National Park.

The house was completed in 1713 for Thomas Duncombe (born Thomas Brown) to designs by the Yorkshire gentleman-architect William Wakefield.^[3] It was remodelled in 1843 by Sir Charles Barry. In 1879 the main block was gutted by fire and remained a ruin until 1895 when rebuilding was carried out by William Young.^[4] The reconstruction was based on the original design, though there were changes made, especially in the interior layout to meet contemporary needs. It is of two storeys with a basement and attic.

The house itself is not open to the public but visitors are allowed into the 30-acre (12 ha) garden from April until the end of August.

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^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1001061)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^ Died 1730; also credited with additions to Gilling Castle (Howard Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, 3rd ed. 1995, s.v. "Wakefield William").
^ "Duncombe Park burned down". The Northern Echo. No. 2, 806. Column E. 13 January 1879. p. 3. OCLC 6685296.

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[2] Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1001061)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

[3] Died 1730; also credited with additions to Gilling Castle (Howard Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, 3rd ed. 1995, s.v. "Wakefield William").

[4] "Duncombe Park burned down". The Northern Echo. No. 2, 806. Column E. 13 January 1879. p. 3. OCLC 6685296.

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