Friars Head

SD 95 NW FLASBY WITH WINTERBURN WINTERBURN LANE (west side)

3/12 Friars Head

10.9.54

• II*

Large house c1670, possibly by Proctor family, with C19 and C20 alterations. Dressed stone, stone slate roof. Hall with 2 cross wings at rear. Gable end to street. Garden entrance front: 2 storeys, 4 projecting bays. Entrance porch in second bay has moulded surround and imposts, basket arch of 11 voussoirs; within porch is oak plank door with Tudor arch. Dripmould and sundial above with gnomon and moulded surround. 3 ground floor and 4 upper floor bay windows, all double chamfered mullioned of 6-lights with transoms, and transomed single lights to return of each bay; 6 pane casements and fixed lights. Dripmoulds to both floors. Gable to each bay has ogee headed tripartite blind window with mullions and shaped hood- mould. Ball finials to apex of gables and kneelers, those on left and right-hand of c1985. Left and right-hand gable end ridge stacks. Interior: front left-hand room (former kitchen) contains massive inglenook fireplace with chamfered surround and basket arch of 16 voussoirs. In front right-hand room (former parlour) is small fireplace with chamfered surround and flat arched lintel. C19 dog-leg staircase in angle between main block and right-hand rear wing. 3 late C17 door surrounds on upper floor landing have nicked ogees to lintels. Source: L Ambler, The Old Halls and Manor Houses of Yorkshire, (London, 1913) p70.

Listing NGR: SD9320757533