Old Gaol and Carriage House

The Old Gaol and Carriage House is a historic building in Masham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed in the mid or late 18th century, as the town's gaol and a carriage house which housed the town's fire engine. The carriage house was later used as a garage, while the gaol became part of a house. The building was grade II listed in 1979. By 2011, it was a four-bedroom property which was purchased for £350,000. The new owners converted it into a bed and breakfast, which in 2015 was named the best bed and breakfast in the world. The building is in stone with a stone slate roof, hipped on the right, and one storey. On the front is a round-arched doorway with an impost band and a keystone. To the right is a flat-headed doorway with an impost band, and above it is a small barred window. In the right return is a nail-studded door with an iron locking-bar.

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Masham

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Masham (also known as the Church of St Mary or St Mary's Church), is the parish church in the town of Masham, North Yorkshire, England. The church stands on the site of an Anglo-Saxon place of worship with some the original Saxon stones incorporated into the current church. Archaeology has determined that the site has been used as a place of Christian worship for over 1,400 years. The Ecclesiastical Court in the town was previously a peculiar after it was given to the Diocese of York, but was deemed too dangerous and far away for the bishop or his tax collectors to travel to. All court affairs were presided over by the Peculier of Masham consisting of 24 men, known historically as the Four and Twenty. As it did not forward taxes to York, the court became quite rich, this led to some labelling it as the richest plum in Christendom. The church sits at the south east corner of the market square in the town.

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.

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 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.