Shandy Hall above its doorway states that Sterne wrote "Tristram Shandy" and "A Sentimental Journey" at Shandy Hall. This is not entirely accurate, for two volumes of "Tristram Shandy" had already been published in 1759 before Sterne moved to Coxwold. The house is a Grade I listed building. It was extended and altered internally for Sterne and subject to restoration in 1960. The Hall is now administered by the Laurence Sterne Trust, a registered charity, and is open to the public. Shandy Hall featured in the 2006 film "A Cock and Bull Story", which was based on Sterne's book "Tristram Shandy". Shandy
Sentimental Journey (film) despite the film being "plainly designed to break my heart." "Variety" declared it "the weeper to end all weepers," and despite considering the film to be "plodding and sometimes too premeditated," predicted it would be a box office hit. "Harrison's Reports" called it "a fairly good drama," though "thin and slow-moving." Despite the less-than-glowing reviews from critics, the film was a box office success. Sentimental Journey (film) Sentimental Journey is a 1946 film directed by Walter Lang and starring John Payne and Maureen O'Hara. "Sentimental Journey" was remade in 1958 as "The Gift of Love", with Lauren Bacall and Robert