Harsley Castle Farmhouse

Harlsey Castle Farmhouse is a farmhouse that is part of a 15th-century castle, dating from the early 15th century and the 19th century. It is constructed of stone, rendered, with a pantile roof. The building has two storeys and four bays, with the right-hand bay featuring a lower roof. In the second bay, there is a four-panel door with an overlight, set within a plain doorcase that includes pilasters, a frieze, and a cornice. All windows are four-pane sashes with stone sills, and the ground floor windows have flat stuccoed arches. The ends of the building have stone coping, and there are end stacks as well as one on the ridge. At the rear, there is a small blocked window with a four-centred arch. Inside, the farmhouse has three very large beams and thick original walls that reach up to the eaves level.

The farmhouse was built by Sir James Strangwayes, who was a judge of Common Pleas and purchased the manor in 1423. His son, also named James, served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1445-6, 1452, and 1468, and was Speaker of the House of Commons in 1461. The farmhouse likely fell into disuse after the manor was forfeited to the Crown in the 16th century.