Crayke - Izeria

Crayke is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Easingwold.

Nearby Places View Menu

St Cuthbert's Church, Crayke

St Cuthbert's Church is in the village of Crayke, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Easingwold, the archdeaconry of York, and the diocese of York. Its benefice is united with those of All Saints, Brandsby, and Holy Trinity, Yearsley. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Crayke Castle

Crayke Castle is a Grade I listed 15th-century castle in Crayke, North Yorkshire, England. The castle consists of a restored 15th-century four-storey tower house with attached outbuildings to the rear and a separate ruined 15th-century tower, the "New Tower". It is situated on Church Hill in the village of Crayke.

Crayke Manor

Crayke Manor is a historic building in Crayke, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed in the early 17th century, as Wyndham Hall. In the early 20th century, it was extended to the east, and the interior was largely remodelled. The house was grade II* listed in 1952. The house is built of sandstone, with quoins, and pantile roofs with stone coping. There are two storeys and the original range has three bays. In the middle bay is a two-storey gabled porch containing a semicircular arch with pilasters and a keystone, and in the gable is a round plaque. The windows are mullioned, those in the ground floor with pediments. The later extension to the east is in a similar style. Inside, there is much original panelling, and also panelling brought from Howley Hall in the early 20th century. The focal point is the 37 feet (11 m)-long drawing room.

1.9 km

Brandsby Royal Observer Corps monitoring post

Brandsby Royal Observer Corps monitoring post is a historic site in Crayke, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The structure was part of a network of 1,518 Royal Observer Corps monitoring posts, built to a standard design. The first were constructed in the late 1950s, and Brandsby was one of the last to be completed, in June 1964. It was part of a group of posts, with the headquarters at York Cold War Bunker. They were to be used in the event of a nuclear attack on the United Kingdom. Half the posts were closed in 1968, and the remainder, including Brandsby, in 1991. The building is underground, appearing at ground level as a rectangular, grass-covered mound with a flat top, an entrance hatch, and an air vent. There are also metal pipes which were mountings for monitoring equipment. The main shaft is 4.6 metres deep and contains a ladder. At the bottom is a drainage sump and a pump, and two rooms: a small closet, with a chemical toilet; and the monitoring room, with a rubber floor, and polystyrene tiles on the walls and ceiling. The structure was investigated by Subterranea Britannica in 2002, finding much of the equipment still intact. It was restored, and occasionally opened to the public. It was grade II listed in 2012, upon which the landowner withdrew permission for public access.