Museums · Yorkshire & the Humber
Goddards
Goddards — historic house museum in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Erskine Halt · 0.6 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Goddards is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Owned by National Trust. Managed by National Trust. Address: YO24 1GG. Wikidata describes it as: "historic house museum in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.9403°, -1.1040°.
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Heritage listing
Goddards House and Garden is an Arts and Crafts house in Dringhouses, York, England. It was built in 1927 for Noel and Kathleen Terry of the famed chocolate-manufacturing family Terry's with the house designed by local architect Walter Brierley and the garden by George Dillistone. The National Trust acquired the property in 1984 to use as regional offices and the garden is open to visitors seasonally.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Goddards House and Garden is an Arts and Crafts house in Dringhouses, York, England. It was built in 1927 for Noel and Kathleen Terry of the famed chocolate-manufacturing family Terry's with the house designed by local architect Walter Brierley and the garden by George Dillistone. The National Trust acquired the property in 1984 to use as regional offices and the garden is open to visitors seasonally. The house is a Grade I listed building and the carriage entrance to the property is Grade II* listed.
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Background
Description
Noel Terry (1889–1980) was the great-grandson of Joseph Terry, the first Terry of the family confectionery business. Noel was brought up at Trentholme, the home of his maternal grandfather, located 0.8 mi north of Goddards, and opposite the Elmbank Hotel which, at the time, was the home of Sidney Leetham, an uncle of Kathleen Leetham (1892–1980). The Leetham family were owners of a large flour-milling business in the Hungate area of York. Kathleen lived at Aldersyde, a large house that her father Henry Ernest Leetham commissioned in 1895 and which is located 0.5 mi south of Goddards. In 1915, Noel's brother, J. E. Harold Terry, married Kathleen's sister, Constance Leetham and Noel and…
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- Coordinates
- 53.9403, -1.1040
- District
- York
- Parish
- York, unparished area
- Postcode
- YO24 1GG
- Parliamentary constituency
- York Outer
- Nearest railway station
- Erskine Halt — 0.6 km
- Opening
- Sa-Su 11:00-15:30
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17530540 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Goddards House and Garden (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Goddards (geograph 3144437).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Goddards?
- Goddards is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO24 1GG), in the parish of York, unparished area.
- Who runs Goddards?
- Goddards is operated by National Trust.
- Is Goddards a listed building?
- Goddards is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Goddards free to visit?
- Goddards is operated by National Trust. Entry is free for National Trust members; non-members pay an admission charge.
- How do I get to Goddards?
- The nearest railway station is Erskine Halt, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode YO24 1GG.
- How busy is Goddards?
- Goddards draws around 24,500 visitors a year.