Castle Close, To Rear Of Nos 19-23

Castle Close, located to the rear of numbers 19-23 on Kirkgate, is a house or folly dating from the mid-18th century, with additions and restoration around 1920. It features a stone slate roof and is two storeys high with a square plan. The front (east side) has a two-storey, two-bay addition that includes a 20th-century door and windows, topped with a gabled roof that has gable coping and a ball finial. The main block showcases a moulded and dentilled eaves cornice, a pyramidal roof with a ball finial, and rear corner stacks.

On the right return, a banded and corniced facade is partially visible between the 20th-century addition and Castle Cliffe. The rear includes a 20th-century addition with a lean-to roof on the ground floor and a sash window with a plain lintel on the first floor. A two-storey range attached to the southeast side may have originally served as a factory or warehouse and is not of special interest. This tower was likely constructed as part of Castle Cliffe. In the mid-19th century, the range and the factory or warehouse were part of Dr Steads Yard. The entire group underwent restoration in 1927 by a local builder. Historical references include Kelly's Directory of Yorkshire from 1851 and 1871.