Conyngham Hall Business Centre & Conference Venue

The Hall was built towards the end of the eighteenth century by John Carr, on the Tudor site of Coghill Hall, the seat of Sir John Coghill (Baronet). In 1796, Ellen, the Dowager Countess Conyngham purchased the Hall and changed the name of the buildings and surrounding area.

In 1856 the Hall became the home of Basil Woodd, first Chairman of the Council. He became Knaresborough's Conservative MP in 1852 and again 1874. He was probably responsible for the Hall's portico and range of rooms added to the front of the building.

From 1905 it was owned by the Charlesworth family until its sale to the Council in 1945, for an estimated £17,500. Various tenants occupied the estate over the years. In 1925/26 it was the family home of film star Michael Rennie, who was born in 1909 and died in 1971.

From 1934 to 1942 the Hall was leased to Sir Harold Mackintosh, the Halifax toffee magnate. Sir Harold bred prize Jersey dairy cattle on the estate's farm. From April 1941 the Hall became an annex to Harrogate District Hospital and was used as a temporary hospital for injured soldiers.