Building record MLI53795 - Riseholme Hall, Riseholme
Summary
Riseholme Hall is a Grade II listed former country house which is now the College of Agriculture. It was built in the early 18th century.
Type and Period (4)
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1700 AD to 1839 AD)
- STABLE (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1750 AD to 1970 AD?)
- BISHOPS PALACE (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1840 AD to 1970 AD?)
- AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1971 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
A small late 18th century house which was enlarged in 1840 to 1845 by William Railton for the Ecclesiastical Commissioners who bought the estate as a palace for the Bishops of Lincoln which it remained until 1888. The stables are late eighteenth century and altered by Railton. The hall is now a college. {1}
Riseholme Hall (Lindsey College of Agriculture ) is a Grade II listed former country house which is now the College of Agriculture. It was built in the early 18th century and then refaced and extended in 1840 by William Railton in Italianate style. The Hall was constructed of ashlar and render and has hipped slate roofs, five tall ashlar stacks. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {2}
A historic building survey was undertaken in 2020, focusing on three rooms on the first floor of the 1840 extension, which were subjected to the greatest degree of alteration during renovation works to the hall's interior. The plaster ceilings of all three rooms were damaged and had been removed, exposing the historic hand-riven timber laths. These were the primary focus of the survey. They were nailed to the roof timbers with iron lath nails, which in places had caused them to split almost halfway along their length. The laths also showed significant damage from both water and age. All appeared original, though there were differences in styles between the rooms. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.613.
- <2> SLI9295 Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 4/62.
- <3> SLI17789 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2020. Historic Building Recording, Riseholme Hall, Riseholme. APS Site Code: RIRH20.
- <4> SLI17790 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2020. Historic Building Recording, Riseholme Hall, Riseholme. LCNCC: 2020.120.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9816 7561 (68m by 33m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RISEHOLME, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 19 2023 3:35PM
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