Description

NY 23 SW IREBY

15/121 Overwater Hall Hotel
and garden terrace
11.4.67
II

House, originally built as Whitefield House, now Hotel. 1840 for Joseph
Gillbanks, incorporating late C18 house, with alterations and additions dated
and inscribed over rear entrance A.G.1911. Incised cement render, with string
course, cornice, battlemented parapets and angle pilasters on ashlar plinth, all
of red sandstone. Low-pitched roof, hidden by parapet, with stone chimney
stacks. 2 storeys, 3 bays with flanking bow-fronted wings of 3 bays each and
rear extension, forming overall L-shape. C20 glazed and panelled double doors,
with flanking side lights, in pilastered surround within projecting 2-storey
Doric porch, tetrastyle in antis, with half-fluted columns; Gillbanks
coat-of-arms above and tripartite sash window with glazing bars in pilastered
surround. Flanking tripartite sash windows with glazing bars in painted stone
surrounds. Wings have tall sash windows with glazing bars in painted stone
surrounds. Garden terrace to left forms integral part of house with segmental
arches under giving access to cellar door, and steps up to open balustrades
partly covered by C20 glazing to rear. Rear wall has round-headed
staircase sash window, with radial glazing bars. Extension has sash windows in
painted stone surrounds. Interior has moulded plaster ceilings. Geometrical
staircase with patterned cast-iron balusters. Panelled doors and internal
shutters throughout. Joseph Gillbanks (1780-1853), who originated from Ireby,
made his fortune in Jamaica and on his return to England in 1814 bought this
house. Sold by the family in 1929.

Listing NGR: NY2434734614

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Overwater Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q20709878

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)