Gossip of Thorp Arch Papers

Item date: 18th - 19th centuries
Grant Value: 1,471
Item cost: 2,671
Item date acquired: 1998
Item institution: West Yorkshire Archive Service
Town/City: Leeds
County: West Yorkshire

Papers relating to the conception, planning and construction of Thorp Arch Hall near Wetherby. Both sides of the correspondence between William Gossip and John Carr exist as well as Carrs notebook of floor plans, sketches and elevations. In addition there are a number of agreements, estimates and accounts with craftsmen involved in the building