Ripon Community Hospital

Ripon Community Hospital is a longstanding NHS community healthcare facility located in the cathedral city of Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. The hospital serves residents in Ripon and surrounding rural areas, providing a range of outpatient services, minor injury treatment, and rehabilitation care.

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Ripon Spa Baths

The Ripon Spa Baths are a grade II listed building in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. It was built between 1904–05 as a spa but failed to compete with the larger facilities at nearby Harrogate. In 1936 a new pool was constructed to the rear and the facility converted to a swimming baths. The building is noted for its ornate terracotta-clad frontage and received listed building protection in 1980. Harrogate Borough Council proposed selling the building for housing development in 2008 on the grounds that it required significant structural repair. The sale was cancelled but in 2021 the council made a new proposal to sell the structure.

Black Swan, Ripon

The Black Swan is a historic pub in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. The building lies on Westgate, in the city centre. It is uncertain when it was built, but it was constructed in or before the mid 19th century. The roof was replaced in the 20th century, and the building was grade II listed in 1970. Two stories of ghosts are associated with the pub: one of a blacksmith, said to have had a smithy to the rear of the building; and the other of an unseen ghost said to apply suffocating pressure to guests in bed. The pub is stuccoed, and has wooden gutter brackets and a pantile roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The right bay has a carriage entry, over which is a canted oriel window. The doorway has a plain surround, panelled reveals, an oblong fanlight and a dentilled cornice on corbels, and the windows are sashes. Inside, it has a large front bar with an old fireplace, then a smaller back bar, both with access to an L-shaped serving area; then steep steps down to a further seating area with dartboards, and also toilets.

Ripon Opera House

Ripon Opera House is a historic building in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. In 1834, the founders of Ripon's subscription library constructed the Public Rooms, to provide space for events. In 1886, the larger Victoria Hall was erected to the rear, at right angles, to a design by George Mallinson. It was more lavishly decorated than the older Public Rooms, and cost £2,000 to construct. In about 1912, the hall was converted into a cinema named the "Opera House", although it continued to host live events. It offered 800 seats on two levels. The cinema closed in about 1960, with the hall being converted into a factory, and the public rooms into government offices. The factory burned down around 1980, and the offices were later converted into the Sigma Antiques shop. The surviving building is constructed of whitewashed brick, with bracketed eaves and a slate roof. There are two storeys and five bays, and a single-bay extension to the right of the same height with three storeys. In the centre are three round arches, the middle one containing a doorway and the others with windows, and the other windows are sash windows. On the extension is a recessed doorway with an oblong fanlight. It has been grade II listed since 1977.

Park Street Gazebos

The Park Street Gazebos are a historic structure in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. The two gazebos were probably built shortly before 1719, in the garden of a house on Park Street, owned by the Baynes family. They were designed to provide a viewpoint over the surrounding area, and as a banqueting house. Perhaps in the mid 19th century, a wall with a raised walkway was constructed to connect the gazebos, although Historic England describes the wall as being apparently of the same date as the gazebos. The house was later divided into two properties, and the gazebos fell into ruin, the roofs having collapsed. Harrogate Town Council used a compulsory purchase order on the building and restored it in 1986. The building has been grade II* listed since 1949. The gazebos are built of red brick, with stone dressings, and pyramidal pantile roofs with ball finials. They consist of two-storey pavilions with plaster coves, stone bands and rusticated quoins, and a door on the upper storey. Between them is a two-storey gallery, the ground floor with four bays containing semicircular arches with rusticated jambs and voussoirs. The upper floor has a balustrade, and piers with ornamental carving. At the rear are four niches with rusticated surrounds.