Riseholme Hall

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Riseholme Hall
Riseholme Hall, Riseholme (geograph 3395060).jpg
General information
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°16′07″N 0°31′47″W / 53.2685°N 0.5298°W / 53.2685; -0.5298Coordinates: 53°16′07″N 0°31′47″W / 53.2685°N 0.5298°W / 53.2685; -0.5298
Design and construction
ArchitectWilliam Railton
DeveloperFrancis Chaplin

Riseholme Hall is an early 18th-century country house in Riseholme, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. It was designed by William Railton and is a grade II listed building[1]

From about 1840 until 1887, it served as the official residence for the Bishop of Lincoln, and subsequently was privately owned.[2] [3] After World War II, the building was occupied by the Lindsey College of Agriculture, now known as Riseholme College,[4] part of Bishop Burton College.[5]

It was the birthplace of English travel writer, novelist and explorer, Rosita Forbes, née Joan Rosita Torr (16 January 1890 – 30 June 1967).

The grounds of the hall are also grade II listed.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Riseholme Hall (1064121)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ White, William (1872). Riseholme. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire, and the City and Diocese of Lincoln... p. 380. Riseholme Hall, a large and neat mansion, with well-wooded and picturesque grounds, ornamented with a lake of about eight acres in extent, well stocked with fish, was the seat of Francis Chaplin, Esq., but it was purchased in 1840-1, with the surrounding estate, by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, for the Bishop of Lincoln...
  3. ^ Wood, Lucy (2016). "2 "Places and Landmarks"". One of many deserted villages. Little Book of Lincolnshire. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 978-0750969369.
  4. ^ "Heritage Appraisal Riseholme Estate" (PDF). EC Report 22.07.16 Part 2 Issue 04. 2016. p. 41.
  5. ^ "Home page". Riseholme College. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Riseholme Hall (1000989)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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