Housley Hall

Housley Hall is a house with a core dating from the 15th century, an 18th-century facade, and a rear that was rebuilt in the 19th century. It underwent renovation around 1980. The building features some internal timber framing, rubble sandstone wings, and an ashlar central part, topped with a 20th-century cement-tile roof. It has a U-shaped layout with a symmetrical facade and projecting cross-wings. The house is two storeys high and has six windows on the first floor. The central part has a chamfered plinth and large quoins on the wings. There is a central panelled door framed by an architrave with consoles and a cornice, flanked by windows on both floors, all featuring flat voussoired arches and small-pane casements. Above the door is an oval plaque that reads 'Housley Hall c1436'. The eaves cornice is moulded and forms the gutter, while the main range has corniced end stacks. Each wing has two windows on each floor, all within architraves and fitted with 32-pane sashes. The gable copings are adorned with moulded kneelers that return into the eaves cornice.

Inside, the right first-floor room retains 15th-century hybrid crown-post roof trusses, which are now exposed. The central truss features a cambered and chamfered tie beam with curved braces leading to a jowled-head crown post, along with clasping angled struts connecting the tie beam to the purlin. There is a braced collar purlin as well. A similar truss in the rear retains wall posts and has a steeply cambered tie beam. Above the hall block is a king post truss.

This house may represent the residence built by Thomas Rotherham, also known as Thomas Scot, who was Archbishop of York from 1480 to 1500 and served as Chancellor of England until 1483.