Easby Hall, Richmond

Easby Hall near Richmond in North Yorkshire, England is a building of historical significance and is listed on the English Heritage Register.

[1] Built in 1729 by the Reverend William Smith, Easby Hall became the home of many notable people for the next two and a half centuries.

[5] He continued his writing while he was at Melsonby and in 1727 at the age of 77 he wrote an 8 volume publication entitled The Annals of University College.

The couple had no children so when he died in 1735 he left Easby Hall to his nephew who was also called William Smith.

His son wrote a book on the history of the stud in 1860 and outlines the many famous racing horses that his father owned.

Shortly after he married Mary Lunn[11] and the couple had a daughter Sarah who was born in 1816 in Easby Hall.

He continued running the Easby Estate as a race horse stud for some time and then later became prominent as a breeder of shorthorn cattle and Berkshire pigs.

He was universally popular in the North-Riding, being a true sportsman, a considerate landlord, a kind neighbour, an excellent judge of livestock, and a first-rate farmer".

In 1864 he married Agatha Eliza Boddam, daughter of Colonel Alexander Boddam-Whetham of Kirklington Hall.

[15] Leonard inherited Easby Hall when his father died in 1889 and in 1900 added the south wing which still bears his initials.