York House

York House is an early to mid-19th century rectory, now a private house, located just off Main Street in Ripley. The building was previously listed as 'Rectory'. The design is of ashlar construction with a graduated stone slate roof, and features an ashlar plinth. It is two storeys high and eight bays wide, with the central four bays distinguished by an open pediment. The façade includes a recessed six-panel door with a fanlight in the third bay, and a matching false door in the sixth bay. Most windows are sashes with glazing bars, except for the ground-floor windows in bays seven and eight, which have 16 panes. The central four bays have wedge lintels with recessed panels, and a circular window is set within the pediment. The eaves are deeply modillioned, and there are three stone ridge stacks, one to the left, one central, and one to the right. The left return, which faces the garden, has a prominent two-storey semicircular bow window to the right. The building was restored, including the application of new rendering, and was resurveyed at that time.