Dalton Hall, South Dalton, East Yorkshire, England
Record Id: 1041
The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest
In 1552 the Crown granted the property to Frances Aslaby and it remained in the family until Thomas Aslaby sold it to John Hotham Bt in 1680. It passed to Sir Charles Hotham, fourth baronet, in 1697 and the fifth baronet, also Sir Charles, made it his principal seat in 1723. Sir Charles was a close friend of Lord Burlington whose wife was a relative of Hotham's wife, and he visited Burlington when the latter was resident at his nearby country seat, Londesborough Hall, where Burlington was laying out pleasure grounds during the 1720s and 1730s.
The property descended with the baronetcy in the Hotham family thereafter and remains in private ownership (1998).
Site timeline
After 1950: Holderness Hunt point-to-point races, held in March.
People associated with this site
Architect: Thomas Atkinson (died 1798)
Architect: Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, 4th Earl of Cork (born 25/04/1694 died 03/12/1753)
Architect: Colen Campbell (born 1676 died 1729)
Owner: Sir Charles Hotham, Fifth Baronet (Known to have been active 1723 to 1738)
Advisor: Thomas Knowlton (born 1691 died 28/11/1781)
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