St Stephen's Church, Skipton

St Stephen's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated next to Ermysted's Grammar School close to the town centre. It was built in 1836 and was founded by the Tempest family and originally administered by the Society of Jesus. It is a Grade II listed building.

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Ermysted's Grammar School

Ermysted's Grammar School is an 11-18 boys' voluntary aided grammar school in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded by Peter Toller in the 15th century and is the seventh oldest state school in Britain. The first official record of the school was seen in Peter Toller's will in 1492; the school records its establishment as the same year, though its history could possibly be dated to 1468. The school operates a house system. The four houses — Toller, Ermysted, Petyt, and Hartley — are named after key figures in the school's history; when the school operated a boarding house, its boarders were members of School House. There are 840 currently enrolled students. The Sixth Form is formed from boys graduating Key Stage 4, as well as 20 additional boys. The current headmaster is Michael Evans; his predecessor, Graham Hamilton, retired at the end of the 2015-2016 school year.

Water Street Wesleyan Methodist Church

The Water Street Wesleyan Methodist Church is a closed church in Skipton, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The first Methodist church in Skipton is what is now The Old Chapel. By the 1860s the Wesleyan Methodist Church congregation had grown, and a larger building was needed. They initially planned to use a site in Wesley Place, but ultimately picked a location on Water Street. It was built between 1864 and 1865, at a cost of around £4,000, and an organ was installed in 1867. The church closed in 1952, the congregation moving to the Gargrave Road Methodist Church. The building was converted into offices for the Education Department of North Yorkshire County Council, which remained in the property until 2011, since when it has accommodated other businesses. The building has been grade II listed since 1978. The former chapel is built of stone, with rusticated quoins, sill bands, a cornice and a central dentilled pediment. There are two storeys, the front has five bays, and contains giant Ionic columns and pilasters. The outer bays contain segmental-arched windows on the ground floor. The other openings, including the central doorway, have moulded round arches with imposts and keystones. Along the sides are six bays with segmental-arched windows on the ground floor and round-arched windows above.

High Corn Mill

High Corn Mill is a historic building in Skipton, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The has been a water mill by Mill Bridge in Skipton since the Mediaeval period. The current building largely dates from the 18th century, with later alterations including replacement windows, and the filling in of openings on the top floor with brick. A turbine was installed in 1912. The mill also housed machinery to cut hay. The corn mill closed around 1946 and the building was used by an agricultural machinery company. George Leatt purchased it in the late 1960s and gradually restored the building, getting the waterwheel turning in 1970 and opening the core of the building as a living museum, while the remainder of the building houses a variety of businesses. The building has been grade II listed since 1978. The mill consists of two stone buildings straddling Eller Brook over a single span arch. It has three storeys and an L-shaped plan. The waterwheel has a 28 feet (8.5 m) diameter, and there is also a water turbine, installed in 2010.

Raikeswood Hospital

Raikeswood Hospital was a health facility in Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It has been converted for residential use and remains a Grade II listed building.