Wentbridge House Hotel

The house was occupied by many interesting people and was owned at one period by the Sayle family who lived in this area for several centuries.

The property is now a hotel and provides accommodation, dining and function facilities It is not known who built Wentbridge House but a map of 1736[1] shows that it was established by then and a date stone on the building indicates that it was constructed in 1700.

In 1854, William moved from Wentbridge and placed in a newspaper a rental notice which gives a good description of the house at this time.

[4] Louisa inherited a great deal of money from her father in 1835[5] and the couple bought Skelbrooke Hall[6] which is not far from Wentbridge and still exists today.

Her new husband was Daniel Arthur Nielson who owned Hundhill Hall in Pontefract and was 14 years her senior.

She was known to be a philanthropist and she established and funded a convalescent home for children in Wentbridge for over twenty years.

[11] In 1935 Lorna married Sir Alvary Trench-Gascoigne and moved to his ancestral home Lotherton Hall near Leeds.

The hotel now provides accommodation, restaurant facilities and function rooms for weddings and other special events.