Description

SE 6183 HELMSLEY CASTLEGATE
(west side)

10/49 The Old Manor House
(Formerly listed as
4.1 .55 Manor House)

GV II

House of 2 builds. C17 with later alterations. Sandstone rubble with
timber framed range underbuilt in sandstone rubble to right, pantile
roof, brick stacks. A baffle-entry 2-roomed range to left with inserted
through-passage and a double-gabled range to right with gables to
street. Left range: single storey, C20 casement to left. Outshut to
right containing a 4-panel door to left and a C20 door in wooden porch
to inserted passage at right, with C20 casement in between. Steeply-
pitched roof with central ridge stack. Right range: 2 storeys, 2 window
front. Blocked entrance flanked by C20 casements. Close studding to
first floor with arch-braces to tie beam. C20 casement windows.
Diamond framing at gable ends. Interior of left range contains large
fireplace and moulded bressumer on moulded posts. 'North Yorkshire and
Cleveland Vernacular Buildings Study Group Report', No 27;
Mc Donnell (ed), History of Helmsley, Rievaulx and District, 1963.

Listing NGR: SE6123283724

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26602243

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)