Farnhill Hall - Izeria

Farnhill Hall is a historic building in Farnhill, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed in the 15th century, as a single-storey fortified manor house. It was altered in the 16th century, and again in the 19th century, while the rear windows and front door are from the early 20th century. The house was grade I listed in 1954. The house is built of stone with a slate roof, hipped on the right. In the centre is a two-storey block with four embattled turrets, one at each corner, which is flanked by wings. Above the doorway is a small gabled dormer with machicolations, and the windows include a surviving pair of lights with trefoil heads. Inside the house is a large fireplace, and woodwork by Robert Thompson.

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Farnhill

Farnhill is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Sutton-in-Craven and about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Skipton. Farnhill is also across the canal from Kildwick and there is a church in Kildwick. There is a primary school next to the church and Farnhill backs up on to the moors. There are around 500 people living in Farnhill. The name Farnhill derives from the Old English fearnhyll meaning 'fern hill'. To the south of the village is Farnhill Hall, a Grade I listed fortified manor house, dating from the 15th century but much altered. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Kildwick Hall

Kildwick Hall is a historic building in Kildwick, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The manor house was probably built in about 1650 for Henry Currer. The kitchen was added in 1673, and the house was altered between 1722 and 1724, and again in the mid 19th century. In 1955, the building was sold and converted into a hotel, later becoming a country club and a restaurant, before being reconverted into a house in the 1990s. In 1967, the property was used to film the television adaptation of Wuthering Heights. The hall has been grade II* listed since 1954. The house is built of gritstone, with quoins, and a stone slate roof with gable copings, moulded kneelers and pyramidal finials. It has three storeys and four gabled bays, the outer bays and the third bay, with a two-storey porch, slightly projecting. The porch contains a doorway with a moulded surround, and a triangular head, above which is a hood mould, and a moulded plaque with a coat of arms in relief. The windows in the lower two floors are mullioned and transomed, those in the upper floor are mullioned, two of them with ogee heads, and all have hood moulds. At the rear is a three-bay kitchen range from 1673 linked to the house. Inside, the fireplace in the front right room has a 17th-century overmantel, and 18th-century plasterwork on the ceiling, in the Gothick style. Several other rooms have early panelling and plasterwork, including 17th-century ceiling panels on the first floor landing. The main staircase is early and built of stone, and its first half-landing is lit by a window with early painted glass.

Church of St Andrew, Kildwick

The Church of St Andrew is an Anglican parish church in the village of Kildwick, North Yorkshire, England. A church has been in Kildwick since at least 950 AD, though the current structure dates back to the 16th century, but in its oldest parts are c. 12th century. The church was one of only two being recorded in Craven at the time of the Domesday survey, and was historically known as the Lang Kirk of Craven as it is unusually long for a parish church. It has a split graveyard, with a small portion to the north of the Leeds Liverpool Canal, and the larger graveyard to the south of the canal surrounding the church.

Horace Mills, Cononley

Horace Mills is a former textile mill in Cononley, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. In 1837, two separately owned textile mills were built close together and in parallel, by the River Aire. They became known as the High Mill and Low Mill. The Low Mill was divided into two sections, each undertaking weaving, while the High Mill was a single operation, and undertook both spinning and weaving. The 1841 census recorded that around 500 people, three-quarters of the Cononley workforce, were working in the textile industry. From 1852, the two mills were under common ownership, although Low Mill was later demolished. In 1866, a further mill, the Aireside or New Mill, was constructed on the other side of the Aire, and in 1880, this mill was purchased by the owner of the High Mill, which later became known as Station Mill. Despite these changes, by 1881, the proportion of textile workers had declined to under one half of those employed in Cononley. In 1905, Station Mill was purchased by Peter Green & Co, which continued to produce textiles. In 1910, it partly rebuilt the mill, adding a fourth floor, and possibly reconstructing the north wall, with larger windows. The southern part of the mill was given over to the production of motors, under the direction of Peter Green's son, Horace. The site was steadily expanded over the following decades, and during World War II, it produced high frequency alternators for ADSIC. The company closed in 1997. Meanwhile, the larger part of the Aireside Mill was destroyed in a fire in 1992, the remaining single-storey section becoming a business park. Following the closure of Peter Green, Station Mill stood derelict for several years. It was later converted into apartments by Candelisa, and renamed "Horace Mill". The building retains its bellcote and Venetian window.