Revell Grange

The original house is thought to date from 1495 but was considerably altered in the middle part of the 18th century with a new frontage and refacing added to the earlier core. The Revell family moved to the house in 1742, although they had previously lived at Nethergate Hall, one mile to the east in the centre of what is now Stannington village. The family remained at the Grange until the mid-1950s but due to the failure of the direct male line, it continued there under the names of Broomhead, Wright and then Sutton. The Revells were Roman Catholics and built a chapel at the Grange when they first occupied it for their own use and the small surrounding congregation. The chapel was used for…

The Grange is constructed from ashlar Gritstone with a Welsh slate roof. It consists of two storeys with five bays, the ten windows to the front of the house are 20 paned sashes. The chapel stands in the west wing of the Grange, it is higher than the main house and features Gothic detail, in contrast to the classical character of the main house.