Roundells Manor

Roundells Manor is a house dating to the 19th century, but incorporating 17th-century walling and fragments of 16th-century masonry. It is constructed of coursed squared limestone and gritstone, with brick to the left; the right side features 17th-century red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, along with ashlar quoins. The roof is tiled with pantiles. The house comprises two parallel gabled ranges, each two storeys high. The range to the left has two bays, with a recessed entrance bay to the left. A small-paned, side-sliding sash window is present on the ground floor to the right of this range, while a similar vertical sash occupies the first floor to the left, and a 19th-century sash is to the right. A stone plaque bearing a shield in relief is positioned between the first-floor windows. Below this, there are remnants of an inscription in Gothic lettering, reading "..? deo," alongside another shield. The gable of the left range features 20th-century brickwork, with irregularly pitched sides and a stack. The range to the right has two bays with 20th-century sash windows with glazing bars set within 19th-century stone openings, featuring stone sills and lintels on both floors. The rear and left return are rendered, with 20th-century brickwork and openings. The right return displays walling with inserted brick panels where ground- and first-floor fireplaces formerly stood (on the left), and a first-floor fireplace (on the right). Side wall stacks are constructed of reused stone. The interior was not inspected during a recent survey, but is reported to contain moulded ceiling beams. The Gothic lettering is comparable in style to the early 16th-century work of Abbot Huby at Fountains and other sites, such as Brimham Hall and How Hill Tower; his motto was 'Sol Deo Honor et Gloria'. The Roundell family held land in Knaresborough and Scriven during the medieval period. Their arms, featuring a red fess between three olive branches on a gold field, are possibly depicted on the weathered stone. According to Speight, the house was described in the early 20th century as “reputed to have been the homestead of the Slingsbys of Scriven Hall; there was then a coat of arms over the main entrance and 'a great portion pulled down’”. It is included for group value.