Thursday 14th June 2018
Sledmere House is a grade 1 listed Sledmere has extensive grounds, designed Georgian House. It has been owned by by Lancelot Brown in 1777, an 18c the Sykes family since 1748, presently by walled garden, recently laid out parterre Sir Tatton Sykes. It is situated in the and herbaceous borders. Next to the Yorkshire Wolds and surrounded by entrance is a small museum, the Sledmere village, an estate village, which Wagoners, which tells the story of the was built to support the house. Sledmere Wagoners Special Reserve. One of the village has a Roman Catholic chapel with first regiments to go abroad in the 1st a very pretty ceiling painted by Tom World War. There are papers, Errington. On the outsets of the village is memorabilia and a medal collection on the 120’ high Sir Tatton Sykes Memorial. show.
Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd baronet, On the return we visit the Church of St rebuilt and redecorated the house in the Michaels, Restored in the nineteenth 1790s, but in 1911 it was almost century by John Loughborough Pearson, completely destroyed by fire. Fortunately with funding from Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th most of the contents were rescued and Baronet of Sledmere House. The walls they can still be seen on view today. See and ceilings are decorated in colourful the splendour of Joseph Rose’s murals depicting various biblical scenes. plasterwork and the fine examples of furniture by Chippendale, Hepplewhite For those who would like refreshments and Sheraton. and to provide a comfort stop we are calling into The Balloon Tree farmshop.