Shandy Hall
Architectural history
The extant buildings result from three major phases of building: a medieval long hall built for the local priest around 1430; this was extended in the 17th century and then significantly altered by Sterne with the income from his novels. A stone tablet above its doorway states that Sterne wrote Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey at Shandy Hall. This is not entirely accurate, for two volumes of Tristram Shandy had already been published in 1759 before Sterne moved to Coxwold.
The house is a Grade I listed building. It was extended and altered internally for Sterne and subject to restoration in 1960. The Hall is now administered by the Laurence Sterne Trust, a registered charity, and is open to the public. Shandy Hall featured in the 2006 film A Cock and Bull Story, which was based on Sterne's book Tristram Shandy.
See also
Gallery
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West entrance of Shandy Hall
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The Parlour
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Plaque commemorating the writer Laurence Sterne
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Medieval wall paintings behind later wood panelling in Shandy Hall's parlour
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The formal gardens behind the hall
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Sterne's study
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Shandy Hall appearing in a detail of Martin Rowson's graphic novel of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
References
- ^ Green, Carole. "Places Features – Shandy Hall". BBC York & North Yorkshire. BBC. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "The History of Shandy Hall". The Laurence Sterne Trust. The Laurence Sterne Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "The Laurence Sterne Trust, registered charity no. 529593". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "Laurence Sterne Trust". Laurence Sterne Trust.org.uk. Laurence Sterne Trust. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
External links
- The Laurence Sterne Trust – official site
- TristramShandyWeb see the section dedicated to Shandy Hall (with images)
- Historic England. "Shandy Hall (1315184)". National Heritage List for England.