Canons Garth And Doorway And Walls

House. The origins of this house date to the late 14th century, with significant alterations and restoration occurring in the 17th century, the late 19th century, and the 20th century. The structure is timber-framed with sandstone rubble walls, plain tiles on the roof, stone tiles, and stone stacks. The core of the house is a 14th-century hall, with evidence of a former aisle at the rear. A cross wing was added in the 17th century to the left, alongside a lean-to extension further to the left. A cross wing and extension were added to the right in 1889. A former cross passage in the left-hand wing was replaced by a central porch entry, rebuilt in 1975. The ground floor and hall are underbuilt in stone, with close-studded timber framing on all gables, and on the first floor of the wings and porch. There are 19th-century casement windows throughout. The steeply pitched roof has a gable to the left, which is encroached upon by a later cross wing. Stacks are located to the left, at the rear of the left-hand cross wing, along the right-hand ridge, and on the extreme right-hand extension. Inside, the hall features a large fireplace with a massive bressumer and nine studs above; this fireplace backs onto a second fireplace, now within a chapel which dates to 1889. A possible salt box is set into a stone wall in a passage. A 17th-century inserted ceiling in the hall has stop-chamfered cross beams. Medieval floor tiles from Rievaulx Abbey are laid on the floor of the 1889 chapel. A 16th-century moulded stone fireplace, originally from Helmsley Castle, is placed in the 1889 study. A complex 14th-century roof structure in the hall includes a double tie beam, a crown post, and multiple struts. The front of the property retains its original doorway and a section of walls.