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The Old Rectory or Roos Hall, near Withernsea, Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire. A seat of the Sykes family of Sledmere. "It burned down on 8 September 1937, when it was described as a 40-roomed mansion owned by the Dickinson family. Some of its 18 bedrooms were let out in the 1930s to various people, and it is possible the same occurred during 1917 when the author J.R.R. Tolkien is believed to have lived there. A press report at the time of the fire mentions the caretaker checking the “unoccupied part of the hall”, and if the situation was similar in 1917 this would help explain why Tolkien described it as a “lonely house.” The remains of Roos Hall were demolished and Elm Farm, which still exists was built on the site". (Source of text: Michael Flowers, 20 February 2020, Tolkien's Residence in Roos, "A Lonely House Near Roos"?, published on eybirdwatching.blogspot.com[1]) The manor and barony of De Ros (Roos) had been purchased in 1709 by the eminent Hull merchant Mark Kirkby (d.1718) of Sledmere, and descended with Sledmere to his son-in-law Richard Sykes (1678-1726),[1] the father of Rev Sir Mark Sykes, 1st Baronet, Rector of Roos. The manor of Roos and 1,100 acres was sold in 1867 by "Mr York", the nephew and heir of Rev. Christopher Sykes. In 1867 Mr. York, who had inherited the property of his uncle, the Rev. Christopher Sykes, of Roos, sold this estate (about 1,100 acres) to George Dickinson, Esq. The manorial rights were purchased by Mr. Crust, whose widow is now (1892) lady of the manor.[2] (1774-1857), Rector of Roos, the 3rd son of Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet. In All Saints' Church, Roos: "A tablet in the chancel records the memory of the Rev. Sir Mark Sykes, Bart., of Sledmere, who was rector of this parish 48 years, and died in 1783; also of Dame Decima, his wife, who died in 1793; also of Sir Christopher Sykes, Bart., LL.D., of Sledmere, and Dame Elizabeth, his wife".[3] |
| Date | 19th century |
| Source | Painting hanging in the baptistry of All Saints' Church, Roos [2] |
| Author | Unknown author |
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