Tickhill Castle House

Tickhill Castle House is a building likely dating from the 17th century, possibly constructed after the Parliamentary slighting of the Castle in 1646. It may incorporate medieval remains, traditionally thought to be from the chapel of St Nicholas, founded by Eleanor of Aquitaine, although no such remains can be confirmed without excavation. The building underwent early or mid-18th century refronting and experienced early 19th century alterations, primarily to the interior.

The facade features hammer-dressed limestone with the remainder constructed from rubble, including the recessed westernmost bays. It has a slate roof and stands three storeys tall, showcasing moulded strings. The front displays two gabled projecting bays and a rear wing to the northeast, with a six-bay facade arranged in a 2:1:2:1 rhythm. The windows are sashes with glazing bars set in plain raised 18th-century surrounds, except for the eastern projecting bay, which has a segmental bay over two floors, featuring a tripartite sash with glazing bars on the ground floor and a small Venetian window above it on the second floor. The east side includes two round arches of uncertain date and large buttresses with three lean-to outshuts between them. The rear elevation, including the west side of the north wing, retains original 17th-century fenestration with mullion and transom windows, some of which are blocked.

Inside, there is one stopped chamfered stone doorway from the 17th century in the hall and a plaster frieze in the dining room that may also date from that period. In the west wing, the first floor contains a room with a chamfered surround without stops, while the second floor features a room with a chamfered central joist (moulded stops) and a fireplace with a straight-shanked depressed arch, also chamfered with moulded stops. Another room on the second floor has a chamfered central joist (straight stops) and a similar fireplace but with plain stops. A bolection moulded chimney piece on the ground floor is from a slightly later period, while the staircase and most of the chimney pieces are early 19th century.