Shandy Hall
{{Short description|Grade I listed house in North Yorkshire, England}}
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Shandy Hall is a writer's house museum in the former home of the Rev. Laurence Sterne in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. Sterne lived there from 1760 to 1768 as perpetual curate of Coxwold. He is remembered for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy.
Architectural history
File:Plaque commemorating Laurence Sterne at Shandy Hall.JPG at Shandy Hall]]
The extant buildings result from three major phases of building: a medieval long hall built for the local priest around 1430; this was extended in the 17th century and then significantly altered by Sterne with the income from his novels.{{cite web|last1=Green|first1=Carole|title=Places Features – Shandy Hall|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2006/04/12/shandyhall_feature.shtml|website=BBC York & North Yorkshire|publisher=BBC|accessdate=8 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=The History of Shandy Hall|url=http://www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/shandy-hall-history.php|website=The Laurence Sterne Trust|publisher=The Laurence Sterne Trust|accessdate=8 September 2015}} A stone tablet above its doorway states that Sterne wrote Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey at Shandy Hall. This is not entirely accurate, for two volumes of Tristram Shandy had already been published in 1759 before Sterne moved to Coxwold.
The house is a Grade I listed building. It was extended and altered internally for Sterne and subject to restoration in 1960. The Hall is now administered by the Laurence Sterne Trust, a registered charity,{{EW charity|529593|The Laurence Sterne Trust}} and is open to the public.{{cite web|title=Laurence Sterne Trust|url=http://www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/|website=Laurence Sterne Trust.org.uk|publisher=Laurence Sterne Trust|accessdate=3 November 2014}} Shandy Hall featured in the 2006 film A Cock and Bull Story, which was based on Sterne's book Tristram Shandy.
See also
Gallery
File:West entrance of Shandy Hall.jpg|West entrance of Shandy Hall
File:The parlour at Shandy Hall.jpg|The Parlour
File:Plaque commemorating Laurence Sterne at Shandy Hall.JPG|Plaque commemorating the writer Laurence Sterne
File:Medieval wall painting at Shandy Hall.JPG|Medieval wall paintings behind later wood panelling in Shandy Hall's parlour
File:The formal gardens at Shandy Hall.JPG|The formal gardens behind the hall
File:Laurence Sternes study at Shandy Hall.jpg|Sterne's study
File:Ay oop - Detail from page 76 of Tristram Shandy by Martin Rowson CCWSH-1200P76.jpg|Shandy Hall appearing in a detail of Martin Rowson's graphic novel of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
References
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External links
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- [http://www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/ The Laurence Sterne Trust] – official site
- [http://www.tristramshandyweb.it TristramShandyWeb] see the section dedicated to Shandy Hall (with images)
- {{NHLE |num=1315184 |desc=Shandy Hall}}
{{Laurence Sterne}}
Category:Country houses in North Yorkshire
Category:Gardens in North Yorkshire
Category:Biographical museums in North Yorkshire
Category:Grade I listed houses in North Yorkshire
Category:Historic house museums in North Yorkshire