House & Family History: Colonel Adrian Scrope was a Parliamentarian general during the English Civil War. As a regicide, upon the restoration of Charles II, Col. Scrope was found guilty of treason and hanged, drawn, and quartered at Charing Cross in London on October 17, 1660. Always a Catholic house, Danby Hall has a number of priest holes. And there are seven priests buried under the drawing room floor!

John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. II, p. 244, 1853.

House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Not Listed

Current Seat / Home of: Harry Scrope; Scrope family here since the 16th century.

Past Seat / Home of: Colonel Adrian Scrope, 17th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Historic Houses Member: Yes