Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire

A 14th-century document records the acquisition of a house, watermill and part of the manor of Broughton by Sir John Tempest.

The pedimented end wings were added to the main structure for Stephen Tempest, 1809–11, to designs by William Atkinson.

The property was depicted as the home of the fictional Mrs. Pumphrey, owner of Tricki-Woo, a character based on socialite Marjorie Warner who was a client of James Herriot and actually lived at Thorpe House near Thirsk.

To the west is a service wing with two storeys, ending in a square four-stage tower surmounted by an octagonal cupola.

[1][9] The interior of the house is almost entirely the work of Atkinson, the exceptions being the south room on the first floor, with small panels which may date from 1597; the 17th century back stair; and the transverse hall which may also be original.