Sion Hill Hall
A country house designed in 1913 by Walter H. Brierley, using Georgian architectural language in an early-twentieth-century domestic setting.
A country house designed in 1913 by Walter H. Brierley, using Georgian architectural language in an early-twentieth-century domestic setting.
Register entry — SION HILL HALL AND ATTACHED COURTYARD WALL. National Heritage List for England reference: 1281486. Recorded designation: Grade II* listed building.
First listed: 1987-01-29. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1281486
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
An English editorial overview and visiting guidance are available in this dossier. Check the linked official information for current opening times, access and booking arrangements.
Eintrag
- Neo-Georgian country house by Walter H. Brierley
- Vereinigtes Königreich
- Kirby Wiske
- United Kingdom
- other
- 1987-01-29
Redaktionelle Einordnung
Historic England identifies Brierley's design for Percy Stancliffe and includes the attached courtyard wall within the listing. Handmade brick, stone details, carefully ordered wings and an elaborate entrance create an image of older country-house formality.
The interiors include historic-style stairs, decorative doorways and reused eighteenth-century fireplaces. The listed account allows that one fireplace may have come from an earlier hall on the site, distinguishing an inherited object from the date of the present building.
Our editorial reading: Sion Hill demonstrates how revival architecture can accommodate earlier material without itself being Georgian. The entrance, courtyard and garden front reveal a deliberately composed modern residence.
Sources: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1281486 and https://www.sionhillhall.co.uk/ (checked 21 October 2026).
Besuchsempfehlung
Check the hall's current arrangements for visits, tours or private events. Confirm the interiors and gardens included in any appointment; the architectural listing alone does not establish unrestricted access to a privately occupied house.
Lage und Besuch
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Quellen & Credits
Quelldatensatz: Wikidata
Quelldatensatz: Eigen redactie
Quelldatensatz: Eigen redactie
Quelldatensatz: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Quelldatensatz: Wikimedia Commons
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