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6 unusual facts about Newby Hall


Newby Hall

At other times the train is pulled by the Countess De Grey or Lady Mary Vyner, LPG-powered Diesel-Hydraulic locomotives designed by David Curwen and built by Severn Lamb.

The latter sold the estate in 1648 to Richard Elcock (later Richard Elcock Weddell) and it passed from him to his young son William Weddell in 1762.

During the war Newby was one of the country retreats selected to house the Royal Family should they needed to be evauated from the capital (see Coats Mission).

The present owners, the Compton family, descended from William Weddell, have restored the property.

Running along the bank of the river, the train is pulled by a Battison-built 1/5 scale model of the Royal Scot (6100) on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Ray Mutimer

Ray had selling exhibitions of original Postman Pat artwork at Newby Hall, Near Ripon in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.


Blackett baronets

Blackett was succeeded by his elder son, Edward, the second Baronet who represented Ripon and Northumberland in the House of Commons and built Newby Hall.


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