Stone House, Hawes

Stone House
General information
Type	House
Architectural style	Arts and Crafts
Town or city	Hawes, North Yorkshire
Country	England
Coordinates	54.3136°N 2.1865°W / 54.3136; -2.1865
Construction started	1908
Opened	1909
Client	Hugh Crallen
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Percy Richard Morley Horder
Website
stonehousehotel.co.uk

Stone House is a Grade II listed building near Hawes, North Yorkshire, England, in the civil parish of High Abbotside.[1]

History

Stone House was built as a private house for Hugh Arden Crallan (1867–1929). He chose the architect Percy Richard Morley Horder and the house was built in 1909. Crallan was a keen cricketer and set up the Hawes Cricket Club. He employed a gardener at his house, Percy Jeeves, who was a famous bowler and the inspiration for the character Jeeves in the P.G. Wodehouse novels.[2]

Crallan was a keen meteorologist and regularly reported rain fall measurements from Stone House.[3]

After the death of Hugh Crallan in 1929[4] his widow, Edith continued to live in the house until her death in December 1938.[5]

After a succession of owners, in 1980 the house was sold and in 1981 became a hotel. The building has been expanded since with additional accommodation, but retains much of its historic interior fittings.

See also

• Listed buildings in High Abbotside

References

1. Historic England. "Stone House, High Abbotside (1167238)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
2. "Heritage & History of Stone House". Stone House Hotel. Stone House Hotel. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
3. "The Years Rainfall at Hawes". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. England. 6 January 1916. Retrieved 4 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Sportsman's Tragic End". Leeds Mercury. England. 25 November 1929. Retrieved 4 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Hawes Woman Leaves £29,000 Estate". Bradford Observer. England. 20 April 1939. Retrieved 4 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.