Mansfield House

Mansfield House is a historic building in Harrogate, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed in 1788, as the first purpose-built theatre in the town. Performances had previously been conducted in a nearby barn, behind the Granby Hotel. The theatre closed in 1830, and its interior was entirely altered, to serve as lodgings. It was later converted into three houses: Mansfield House in the central section, flanked by Mansfield Cottage and Mews Cottage. The entire building was grade II listed in 1975. The building is constructed of gritstone, and has a stone slate roof with coped gables. There are two storeys and seven bays, the middle three bays projecting under a pediment containing a blind lunette window. In the centre is a Tuscan doorcase with a semi-elliptical head and a radial fanlight, and to the right is a doorway with a plain surround and a fanlight. The windows are recessed sashes.

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Empress Hotel, Harrogate

The Empress Hotel is a historic building in Harrogate, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The Empress Hotel was in existence by 1640, the first accommodation in the town. It was later renamed as the "Bay Horse", and although it was a single-storey building, it was large enough to host an inquest of the Royal Forest Court. It was rebuilt in about 1870 as a much larger, three-storey hotel, and returned to its original name. In 1965 the top storey was removed, and the facade was altered to the Georgian style. The building was grade II listed in 1975. The building is constructed of rusticated gritstone and has a slate roof. It has two storeys and is ten bays wide. Over the middle four bays is a pediment containing a blind lunette. The entrance is in the centre, the windows are sashes, and on the right is a segmental-arched carriageway.

Christ Church, High Harrogate

Christ Church, High Harrogate is a parish church in the Church of England located in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It was the first church building to be built in Harrogate and is today home to a thriving congregation and – along with the attached Parish Centre – an important focus of community activities.

Granby Hotel

The Granby Hotel is a historic building in Harrogate, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The first hotel on the site was the "Sinking Ship", which opened in 1670. By 1736, it was named "The Royal Oak", at the time that John Metcalf was recorded as playing the fiddle there. It had a barn which was used as the first theatre in the town. The oldest part of the current building dates from the mid 18th century, and in 1795 it was renamed as the Granby. The building was refronted in the early 19th century, and it expanded to incorporate terraces of former houses either side. By 1861, it had 150 bedrooms. The hotel closed in 1992, and the building became a care home. It was grade II listed in 1987. The building is rendered and has a slate roof. The central block has three storeys and five bays, the middle three bays projecting and splayed, with a floor band, a string course, a cornice and a parapet. The windows are recessed sashes with architraves and keystones, and in the middle floor is a cast iron balcony. The block is flanked by long irregular wings with three storeys and attics with dormers. To the left of the main block is a prostyle portico with paired Corinthian columns.

St John's Well

St John's Well is a spa water well in Harrogate, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The well was discovered in about 1631 by Dr Michael Stanhope, who wrote about it in Cures without Care. It was the second to be identified in the area, after the Tewit Well. It was initially known as the "Old Spaw", and later as the "Sweet Spa". A toilet block was constructed by 1656, then a wellhead was built in 1788 by Alexander Wedderburn. In about 1842, this was replaced by a new wellhead, designed by Isaac Shutt. The well closed in 1973. The wellhead has been grade II* listed since 1949. The wellhead is a pavilion in gritstone, with pilasters, a cornice and a pierced parapet. There is an octagonal plan, with three windows and a doorway alternating with plain panelled sides. The doorway and the windows are round-arched with an architrave and a pediment, the doorway pediment on console brackets.