Ripon Gates - Izeria

The Ripon Gates are a historic structure at Studley Royal, a World Heritage Site in North Yorkshire, in England. George Aislabie commissioned Leo Metcalf to build the gateway at the east entrance to Studley Royal, and it was completed in 1685. It was originally known as Studley Great Gate. The lodges either side of the gates – Golf Cottage and East Lodge – were added in the early 18th century, probably with input to the design from Colen Campbell. The lodges were enlarged in 1840. The gateway, walls and lodges were grade II* listed in 1967.

The gateway, walls and lodges are all built of stone. The gateway has a central round arch flanked by flat-headed pedestrian gateways. These are surrounded by vermiculated rusticated quoins and voussoirs, and the round arch has a keystone with a mask. Above is a deep modillion eaves cornice and four ball finials. The gates are in wrought iron, and in the central arch is an overthrow with a fan pattern. The gateway is linked to the lodges by walls. Each lodge has one storey, a T-shaped plan and three bays. The doorway has a Gibbs surround, a tripartite keystone and an open pediment, and the windows are sashes. Above is a modillion eaves cornice and an open gable pediment, and at the rear is a canted bay window.

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Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains

Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 2 miles (3 km) west of Ripon. There is no village in the parish. The population of the parish was estimated at 50 in 2016. The southern half of the civil parish comprises most of Studley Royal Park, an estate which since 1767 has included the ruins and estate of Fountains Abbey. The estate is now the property of the National Trust and is open to the public. The northern half of the parish includes the farming settlements of High Lindrick and Low Lindrick. Lindrick and Studley Royal were historically extra-parochial areas in Claro Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire. They became a civil parish in 1858. In 1974 the parish was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The parish now shares a grouped parish council with the civil parishes of Studley Roger and Aldfield, known as Fountains Abbey Parish Council.

Studley Roger

Studley Roger is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, and it is about 1 mile west of the cathedral city of Ripon. The population of the civil parish was 175 at the 2011 Census. The parish now shares a grouped parish council with the civil parishes of Aldfield and Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, known as Fountains Abbey Parish Council. Neighbouring the village of Studley Roger is Studley Royal Park which contains the remains of Fountains Abbey and is a World Heritage Site. The word stōd, means a stud, where horses are kept. lēah, a forest, Wood, Glade or Clearing. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Studley Royal House

Studley Royal House is a historic building at Studley Royal, a World Heritage Site in North Yorkshire, in England. The original Studley Royal house was built in the Tudor period, badly damaged in a fire in 1716, rebuilt and demolished after a second fire in 1946. As part of the 18th-century rebuilding, John Aislabie commissioned John Simpson and Robert Doe to design racing stables. Their designs may have been influenced by Colen Campbell and Roger Morris. The building was constructed between 1728 and 1732. Soon after completion, the north and south ranges were converted into service buildings. After the main house burned down, the whole building was converted into a replacement house, adopting the name "Studley Royal House". Several rooms were decorated with materials salvaged from the old house. The building was grade II* listed in 1967. In 2023, it was offered for sale for £6.25 million, at which time it had eight bedrooms, six reception rooms, and 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) of private grounds. The house is built of stone, with rusticated quoins and a stone slate roof. It consists of four ranges, with one and two storeys, round a square courtyard, with two-storey towers on the corners. The east front has a seven-bay arcade, consisting of round arches with keystones, a moulded cornice, and a parapet with ball finials. The towers have a sash window in an architrave on each floor, the window in the lower floor with a cornice and a pediment, and each tower is surmounted by a pyramidal roof with a copper ball finial and a weathervane. In the centre of the rear range is a cupola with a shallow pointed roof and a ball finial. Inside, one room contains the flooring from the old house's chapel, and several have salvaged fireplaces.

Octagon Tower

The Octagon Tower is a historic structure at Studley Royal, a World Heritage Site in North Yorkshire, in England. The tower was built between 1728 and 1732, probably as a viewing platform. It was commissioned by John Aislabie, and designed by Robert Doe, probably in the neoclassical style. In the 1740s, its appearance was altered to the gothic style, and it may have been at this time that the external steps were added. The building was grade II* listed in 1967, but was ruinous at the time. In 1976, it was restored by North Yorkshire County Council, replacing about 40% of the stonework, all the windows and plaster. It is also a scheduled monument. The tower is built of stone, it has an octagonal plan, and three stages on a deep plinth. The entrance on the east side is approached by eight steps flanked by outward curving walls with pointed coping and piers with ball finials. The doors have a porch with buttresses containing arched niches. In the bottom stage are round-arched sash windows with moulded hood moulds, and the middle stage contains recesses with pointed arches. In the top stage are quatrefoil openings, above which is a parapet and crocketed finials.