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Masham ( MASS-əm) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,205 at the 2011 census. The town is located 34 miles (55 km) northwest of York and was in the former Harrogate district. It is situated in the lower Wensleydale, on the western bank of the River Ure, just north of its confluence with the River Burn.

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Masham Mechanics' Institute

Masham Mechanics' Institute is a historic building in Masham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The mechanics' institute was founded on 27 August 1848, with the intention of providing a reading room and library, and to hold a series of lectures. Thomas Riddell, the reverend of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Masham, was appointed as the institute's president, and devoted considerable time to it. He died suddenly in 1855, and this inspired the construction of a permanent base for the institute. A building was constructed on Park Square, to a design by William Perkin, at a cost of £736. It opened on 3 November 1856, providing a reading room, lecture room, committee room, classrooms, and accommodation for the librarian. The ground floor was later converted into a bank, while the upper floor became a public library. Both closed in 2012, and the building was converted into holiday lets. The building was grade II listed in 2015. The building is constructed of limestone with sandstone dressings, on a plinth, with quoins, a floor band, a cornice on shaped consoles, a parapet with a central datestone, and a tile roof. There are two storeys, a front range of three bays and rear extensions. The central doorway has a segmental head and a cornice on paired consoles. The windows are paired sashes with aprons, those on the ground floor with segmental heads and keystones, and those on the upper floor with round heads.

Masham Methodist Church

Masham Methodist Church is a historic building in Masham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. Methodism first came to Masham in the late 18th century, and the Wesleyan Methodist Church soon erected a chapel. In 1892, a new chapel was built on Park Street, in the neoclassical style. The building was grade II listed in 2004. In 2010, it was awarded a community grant from the National Churches Trust, and the whole building was refurbished and upgraded, the work including the replacement of the ground floor pews with more comfortable seating, and the installation of a toilet and an office. The church is built of stone, with quoins, a floor band, a dentilled cornice and a slate roof. The entrance front has two storeys and four bays. In the centre is a double portico containing two segmental arched openings with keystones, divided by a column, and surmounted by an openwork balustrade with corner finials. It is flanked by segmental-headed windows with an band, and on the upper floor are round-headed windows. The middle pair have two lights and are flanked by half-columns carrying a moulded cornice. The outer windows have one light and keystones, and at the top is a pediment containing a decorative feature.

Masham Market Cross

Masham Market Cross is a historic structure in Masham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. Masham received a market charter in 1251, and the market cross was erected in the marketplace during the mediaeval period. The base survives, but the upper part of the cross was removed and a new shaft erected in the 18th century. It was grade II listed in 1966, and is also a scheduled monument. The cross is built of stone. It consists of a tall octagonal shaft with a chamfered projecting band near the top, a frieze, a band, and a conical capstone with a ball finial, set on a four-step podium which is five metres square.

Masham Town Hall

Masham Town Hall is a municipal building in the Little Market Place, Masham, North Yorkshire, England. It is used as an events venue and meeting place of Masham Parish Council, and is a grade II listed building.