Description

ASKRIGG MAIN STREET SD 99 SW (north side) 19/13 The Manor House 16.1.52 GV II House. Dated 1767 on rainwater head. For John Pratt, racehorse owner. Rubble with ashlar dressings, stone slate roof. 3 storeys, 5 bays, with rear outshut. Central 6-panel door in architrave with splayed bases and cornice on consoles. Windows in architraves; sash windows on ground and first floors, 9-pane unequally-hung sash windows on second floor. Between bays 3 and 4, lead rainwater head with date and 3 elephants' heads, the unregistered coat of arms of John Pratt. Brick stack at end right. Interior: dining room, to left of door, has C18 fireplace, shutters, panelling, dentilled cornice and moulded ceiling beams. Sitting room, to right of door, has octagonal panelling, probably C19, Victorian fireplace and C18 shutters, niche and moulded ceiling beams. Cantilevered limestone staircase with ogee-section treads and plain wrought-iron balusters. Main bedroom: C18 fireplace. Library: C18 fireplace, shutters and moulded ceiling beams. The Manor House forms the nucleus of an important group of buildings. Hartley M and Ingilby J, Yorkshire Village (1979).

Listing NGR: SD9484691054

External Links

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