LARTINGTON Hall has gone on the market for £3.8million.
The stately home underwent extensive renovation between 2011 and 2015 after being bought by Shona and John Harper-Wilkes for £1.2million.
The couple turned the grade-II* property into a luxury wedding venue but the business closed in March last year due to the impact of Covid-19. Lartington Hall, which has only had five owners since 1635, has been put on the market by Savills of York. The agents described it as a “a beautiful family home perfect for modern living as well as entertaining” .
Savills said: “Until recently, Lartington Hall has been marketed as a prestigious wedding and events venue. A purchaser therefore has many options as how to arrange the accommodation internally to meet their requirements, but with the range of room sizes and styles a purchaser can easily put their own personal stamp on the property.”
The hall has 12 double ensuite bedrooms, a one bedroomed apartment, a two bedroomed house and is set in 7 acres of historic gardens, grounds and parkland.
The earliest part of the house, built for the Appleby family, dates to about 1635. Henry Witham inherited the estate in the 19th century. During the Second World War, the Red Cross used the ballroom at the hall as a convalescent ward for 2,000 soldiers.
The hall went into decline with the eccentric widow Olive Field living in the last habitable part of the property, dining under an umbrella because of the leaky roof. Following her death in 1973, it was bought by Robin Rackham who started saving it before the current owners finished the huge restoration project. Phase one of Harper-Wilkes’ project alone cost about £1million.
