The Buildings of England – Yorkshire: The North Riding
The most comprehensive guide to historic buildings and sites of architectural importance in the North Riding of Yorkshire is The Buildings of England – Yorkshire: The North Riding (revised edition, 2023), by Jane Grenville and Nikolaus Pevsner. The following is a broad summary of entries in the book for buildings and sites located in Swaledale, west of Richmond, and in Arkengarthdale, arguably with some surprising omissions:
– Significant houses – Downholme Hall (remains), Walburn Hall, Blackburn Hall, Neddy House, Swale Hall, Cogden Hall, Grinton Lodge, Oxnop Hall, Keld Lodge, Scar House (Arkengarthdale), Paradise, Gorton Lodge, Gorton Farmhouse and Coach House, Hazel Brow, Marske Hall, Clints Hall buildings, Burgoyne Hotel, Overton House, Reeth Workhouse, Draycott Hall.
– Churches (all denominations) – Downholme, Grinton, Gunnerside, Hudswell, Keld, Langthwaite, Low Row, Marske, Muker, Reeth.
– Monastic remains – Ellerton Priory, Marrick Priory.
– Lead-mine buildings – Old Gang Smelt Mill, Powder Magazine, CB Yard (Arkengarthdale), New Smelt Mill remains (Arkengarthdale), Marrick Smelt Mills, AD Yard (Reeth).
– Schools – Keld, Low Row, Muker, Reeth.
– Literary institutes – Keld, Low Row, Muker.
– Street scene – High Row, Reeth.
– Inns – Tan Hill Inn, CB Inn, Reeth inns – King’s Arms, Black Bull, Half Moon.
– Bridges – Downholme, Grinton, Ivelet, Reeth.
– Monument – Hutton’s Monument, Marske.
– Boundary stones – Hollow Mill Cross.
– Ancient remains – Hagg Farm Settlement, Maiden Castle.
