Jobs set to be created at famous Yorkshire mansion that featured in Channel 4 documentary

THE FUTURE of a famous Yorkshire Grade II listed stately home has been secured followings its £1.6m acquisition by the events specialist, Dine.

Sarah Beeny says 'goodbye' to Rise Hall

Rise Hall, near Beverley, which was bought by company founders, Daniel and Helen Gill six months ago from TV property expert Sarah Beeny, has undergone a programme of restoration and renovation.

Helen and Daniel Gill, group managing director of premier catering company Dine and new owners of Rise Hall, near Hull, formerly owned by Sarah Beeny PictureL James Hardisty

The Channel 4 TV series that followed the highs and lows of Ms Beeny’s “restoration nightmare” showcased the property’s charms and its idyllic rural location.

A small fortune was required to fix the building, which included an acre of leaking roof and 149 rotting windows.

The mansion was built between 1815 and 1820 for Richard Bethell. During the Second World War it served as headquarters for the operation of searchlight batteries in the local area and from 1946 until 1989 it was used as a fee-paying convent school.

A spokesman for Dine said: “Daniel and Helen have secured additional funding to continue the restoration of Rise Hall, taking Dine’s investment in the property to more than £500,000 over the next 12 months.”

The upgrades include the creation of a new bridal suite, at a cost of £35,000, and the hanging of a £5,000 chandelier in the entrance hall, with 3,000 individually fitted crystals.Experts painstakingly installed the chandelier over seven days.