Middleham Market Cross

Middleham Market Cross is a historic structure in Middleham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. Middleham received a market charter in 1389, and a cross was erected in the lower market place, in the 14th or 15th century. The market still operated in the time of John Leland, but by 1859 it was described as having ceased to operate "long ago". At the time, the original cross head had been removed, and it was topped by a plain iron cross. In the early 20th century, a new apex stone was added, topped by a newly forged Celtic cross. This was later moved to the Church of St Mary and St Alkelda, Middleham, and another iron cross installed. The structure was grade II listed in 1967 and is also a scheduled monument. The market cross is constructed of stone. It has four worn steps, 2.1 metres high, the largest 3.5 metres square. On this plinth is a hexagonal column capital acting as a base. On this is a two-metre octagonal column with a cornice, surmounted by a 20th-century apex stone and a wrought iron cross. Historic England describes it as "an impressive and well preserved example" of a market cross.

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Wensleydale Hotel

The Wensleydale Hotel is a historic building in Middleham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The hotel was built around 1800 as an inn named The White Swan. The building was grade II listed in 1985. In 2019, new owners renamed it after Wensleydale, and created a restaurant, the Tack Room. In 2025 it was put for sale for £800,000, at which time it had 17 bedrooms, a restaurant, private dining room, and bar. The hotel is rendered and has a stone slate roof. It has three storeys and is three bays wide. In the centre is a projecting Doric portico, and to its left is a 20th-century three-light window. The windows on the upper floors are sashes in stone surrounds.

Middleham Castle

Middleham Castle is a ruined castle in Middleham in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190. The castle was the childhood home of King Richard III, although he spent very little of his reign there. The castle was built to defend the road from Richmond to Skipton, though some have suggested the original site of the castle was far better to achieve this than the later location. After the death of King Richard III the castle remained in royal hands until it was allowed to go to ruin in the 17th century. Many of the stones from the castle were used in other buildings in the village of Middleham.

Swine Cross

Swine Cross is a historic structure in Middleham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The market cross was constructed in the 15th century in Swine Market. It is believed that it was built to commemorate the award of a twice annual fair and market to the town by the future Richard III of England, in 1479. The cross was grade II listed in 1967, and is also a scheduled monument. The identity of the animal carved on the cross is unclear; it may be a swine, or a white boar, the emblem of the House of Neville, which owned Middleham Castle. The base of the cross is rectangular, approached by a flight of steps at each end. On it are two pedestals, one with a medieval capital, and the other with a much-worn effigy of a recumbent animal.

Church of St Mary and St Alkelda, Middleham

The Church of St Mary and St Alkelda is a Church of England parish church in Middleham, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire. The church is a grade I listed building, and it dates from the 13th century.