Linton Falls Hydro

Linton Falls Hydro is a hydroelectric generating power station located on the Linton Falls Weir of the River Wharfe, near Grassington, North Yorkshire, England. The power station is located on the same site as a hydroelectric scheme that was first opened in 1909, but had closed by 1948. The new scheme, which opened in March 2012, uses the original building which is now a scheduled monument.

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Grassington Bridge

Grassington Bridge is a historic bridge across the River Wharfe in Grassington, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. In the late mediaeval period, there was a timber bridge across the Wharfe from Grassington to Threshfield, known as Linton Bridge. In 1603, it was replaced by a humpbacked stone bridge. The bridge was repaired in 1661, and widened from 10 feet (3.0 m) to 24 feet (7.3 m) in 1780. In 1824, the road surface was raised, so that it was no longer humpbacked, and the parapets were rebuilt. It was grade II listed in 1954. In 1984, a cantilevered footpath was added to the upstream side. A legend states that under one of the abutments of the bridge are the irons which held the skeleton of the murdered Tom Lee. The bridge carries Station Road, the B6265, while the Dales Way passes its north-eastern end. The bridge is built of gritstone, and consists of four segmental arches with recessed voussoirs, and is about 50 metres (160 ft) long. It has pointed cutwaters carried up as pilasters, a string course, a band, and a parapet with slightly ridged coping.

Grassington & Threshfield railway station

Grassington & Threshfield railway station (or Threshfield station) was a railway station that served the town of Grassington and village of Threshfield, in North Yorkshire, England.

St Michael's Church, Linton

St Michael's Church is the parish church of Linton, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The oldest part of the church is the 12th-century north arcade, while the chancel arch and south arcade are 13th century. The chancel was rebuilt in about 1350, and in the 15th century most of the windows were replaced and a clerestory was added. The church was restored by John Varley in 1861, who added the south porch and rebuilt the bellcote with the original stones. The building was grade II* listed in 1954. The church is built of stone with a stone slate roof, and consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, and a chancel with aisles. At the west end is a bellcote on two tiers of three corbels, with a cornice, paired round-arched bell openings with moulded surrounds, and a pyramidal roof with a cross finial. Inside, there is a 12th-century cylindrical stone font, while all the other fitting date from the 1861 restoration.

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Grassington Hall

Grassington Hall is a historic building in Grassington, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The manor house was probably built in the 1280s for Robert de Plumpton. From that period survives what is now the north-east range, including several of the original windows. It is sometimes held to be the oldest inhabited house in the Yorkshire Dales. In the 17th century, George Lister and the Topham family rebuilt part of the hall, and added a new wing to the southwest. Around 1800, the first floor rooms were partitioned. The hall was restored in about 1870 for the Duke of Devonshire, to serve as accommodation and offices for his lead agent, work including a new roof and main staircase. It was again restored in 1980, with work including lower extensions to the left and right. The building was grade II* listed in 1954. The house is built of gritstone, with quoins, and a stone slate roof with bulbous kneelers, gable copings and ball finials. It has two storeys and attics, two parallel ranges, and fronts of two and three bays. Most of the windows are mullioned with hood moulds, although in the Mediaeval hall there is also a paired lancet windows. In the left bay of the main front is a two-storey porch containing a pointed arch with a chamfered surround and quoined jambs. The southwest facade has a doorway from 1870, in the Tudor style. Inside, there is a 17th-century fireplace, narrowed in the 18th century. The northeast section includes a first floor hall with an undercroft.