Manor House

Manor House, dated 1641 but largely rebuilt in the mid to late 19th century for members of the Dawson family. The house is constructed of gritstone rubble with a graduated stone slate roof. It comprises a 2-storey, 4-bay main hall range, a projecting porch bay in the third bay, and a later parallel 2-storey range to the rear of the first two bays, which has a separate gabled roof. Quoins are present. A 20th-century panelled door is set within a pointed arch with a hoodmould to the right of the centre, with two 2-light windows above, flanking a reset datestone inscribed "CD". Restored chamfered mullion windows are on both floors, with two 5-light windows to the left of the porch and one 7-light window to the right, all with hoodmoulds. There are stone gutter brackets, shaped kneelers, and gable copings. Banded stacks are situated at each end of the building and on the ridge, to the right of the porch. At the rear, a central door is set in a plain surround, with a 20-pane sash window to the left and a 3-light window to both the ground and upper floors. The interior of the main range features two fine 17th-century fireplaces; the one in the central living room has a wide 3-piece arch with a joggled keystone and incised lines imitating joggled voussoirs, while the fireplace in the parlour to the right has a large cambered arch supported by corbelled jambs. The original staircase, featuring short knopped balusters, is located within the porch, and is likely to have been restored or reset in the 19th century. The original 3-bay 17th-century house was almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century, and the high ceilings on the ground and first floors suggest replacement of all interior timberwork. The rear range contains a kitchen and dairy, with service rooms above, likely occupied by tenants, while the Dawson family, whose main residence was probably at Langcliffe, used the main range for shooting parties and summer accommodation.