Brantingham Thorpe

Brantingham Thorpe is a Grade II listed country house near Brantingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1] It was once owned by the Sykes family of Sledmere. According to Francis Orpen Morris (1880) "Brantingham Thorpe stands on a high terrace commanding a most extensive and beautiful view of the course of the river Humber for more than twenty miles."[2] George Devey worked on the house.[3]

Brantingham Thorpe, from the book by Francis Orpen Morris

It is currently the registered address of a Care Home company.[4]

References
  1. "Brantingham Thorpe". British Listed Buildings website. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. Morris, Francis Orpen (1880). A series of picturesque views of seats of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland: With descriptive and historical letterpress. W. Mackenzie. p. 20.
  3. Allibone, Jill (January 1991). George Devey architect, 1820–1886. Lutterworth Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-7188-2785-4.
  4. "Contact us". Yorkare Homes Ltd. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

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