Built between 1785-88 for Sir Henry
Etherington, Sheriff of Kingston upon Hull 1758 and Mayor
in 1785, the building passed to his neice Lady Mary Beauclerk
daughter of the Duke of St Albans in 1830; in 1844 it
was purchased from her by Charles Turner whose family
lived there until 1902
In 1904 the Turner Estate by then
comprising of 885 acres was bought as a whole by Filmer
Wilson of the world famous shipping empire. The Wilson
family retained Ferriby Hall, and sold Ferriby House to
Godfrey Robinson. The Godfrey Robinson family lived there
until 1953 when the property was aquired by Kingston upon
Hull City Council.
The home was formally opened in 1954
by the Lord Mayor as a retirement home. Ownership passed
to Humberside County Council in 1974 and the use continued
until 1982 when structural and other problems led to its
closure.
Semi-derelict and in need of substantial
structural repairs it was aquired by Ian and Sheila Holden
in 1983. It was converted and registered for its present
use as a nursing home. As a Grade 11 starred listed building,
great care has been taken in carrying out the necessary
work to retain what is accepted to be one of the most
important Georgian interiors in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
