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The Tolhouse

The Tolhouse (also the Tolhouse Gaol) is a 12th-century building in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The building has been used as a jail and a courthouse and is currently a museum. The Tolhouse is a Grade I listed building. History The Tolhouse was built around 1150, and is believed to have been built by merchants. It is the oldest civic building in Great Yarmouth and one of the oldest remaining buildings in the town. The house is built of flint and ashlar with a tiled roof. The hall of The Tolhouse measures around 45 by 27 feet (14 by 8 m). From the 13th century, it was used as a toll house for herring catches from the quay and is believed to have first been called The Tolhouse in 1360. In 1261, King Henry III gave permission for the Tolhouse to be used as a jail (gaol). The prison was in the basement of the building, and its main occupants of the jail were smugglers and pirates. In the 1400s, some inmates at the Tolhouse jail waited 10 years for a trial. In 1645, witch-hunter Matthew Hopkins used the Tolhouse jail during his witch trials, in which several local women were hanged. In the 18th century, the Tolhouse used hard labour, on a treadmill or picking oakum nearby. In the early 19th century, British prison visitor Sarah Martin criticised the living conditions in the jail, as the cells were too warm and the jail was unsanitary. She also objected to the fact that the inmates had no access to a church or chaplain. Until 1823, prisoners had to pay jail fees. In 1864, HM Inspectorate of Prisons criticised living conditions in the jail, as five people were sharing one room. They recommended that female prisoners be sent to Wymondham Bridewell, to allow for more space and better living conditions for the remaining prisoners. The underground cells stopped being used in 1836, and, later in the 19th century, the building's dungeons were used as storerooms. The hall of the Tolhouse has also been used as a courthouse, and the building has also been used as a police station. The Tolhouse was bought by the local authority in 1552, following which significant repair work was undertaken. In 1648, The Tolhouse was used as a "council of war" room. The last council session at the building was in 1823. In the 1870s, the Tolhouse was proposed for demolition. The Tolhouse jail was closed in 1878, and the prisoners were transferred to Norwich Prison. The building was then briefly used as a town hall. In 1883, The Tolhouse was given over to the mayor, and since then, the Tolhouse has been used as a museum. The building was bombed in 1941 during The Blitz and was restored between 1960 and 1961. In 1953, the Tolhouse became a Grade I listed building. References
The Old Hall, Ripon

The Old Hall is a historic building in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. The house, on High St Agnesgate, was built in 1738. It was altered in the mid 19th century, the work including a new roof. From 1841 to 1858 it was used as a resident by a canon of Ripon Cathedral, including Charles Dodgson from 1852 to 1858, with his son Lewis Carroll spending several months of the year at the property. The house was grade II* listed in 1949. In 2025, it was marketed for sale for £1.6 million, at which time it had six bedrooms, five reception rooms and four bathrooms. The house, at right angles to the street, is built of red brick, with a modillion eaves cornice and a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and attics, five bays, a recessed bay to the north, and a rear wing. The doorway has a round head and channelled quoins and voussoirs. There are two French windows, and the other windows are sashes with channelled voussoirs. Inside, there is original high quality plasterwork, and there are several murals, including a scene of the Judgement of Paris on the ceiling of the upper hall. See also Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Ripon References
St Agnes Lodge

St Agnes Lodge, also known as St Agnes House, is a historic building in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was probably built in the mid 17th century. The work reused roof timbers from an earlier house, built about 1540. The front, to St Agnesgate, was rebuilt in 1693, the woodwork undertaken by Abraham Smith. Around the late 18th and early 19th century, it was owned by Richard Browne, the vicar of nearby Ripon Minster. In the mid 19th century, the east end of the front range was remodelled in the Gothic style, the work including new windows and a conservatory, which were removed in the late 20th century, a new garden room replacing the conservatory. The house was grade II* listed in 1949. The house is built of roughcast brick and has a pantile roof. It has two storeys and attics, and is five bays wide. The doorway has a heavily rusticated surround. There are five circular windows, each with four keystones, a bow window, and a horizontally sliding sash window. On the west end is a large projecting chimney breast with two segmental pediments. At the rear is a two-storey one-bay wing with a shaped gable. Inside, there is panelling from the late 17th century, and the staircase and three fireplaces are of similar date. Two of these have 17th-century paintings set into their overmantels. The main roof is a cruck frame, while the rear wing has a king post roof. See also Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Ripon References
Holy Innocents Church, Lamarsh

Holy Innocents Church is an Anglican church in the village of Lamarsh, in Essex, England. The building has a round tower and dates from the 12th century. It is a Grade I listed building. Description There is no mention in the Domesday Book of 1086 of a church in the village. It is thought that the church dates from about 1140; it was probably built by Simon de Beauchamp, who was granted lands in north Essex by King Stephen at that time. It is built of flint and tile rubble, which is rendered. It has a round tower; there are other churches with round towers in East Anglia, mostly in Norfolk. A roof was added to the tower in 1869. The tower and nave date from the original building. The chancel, being the same width as the nave, was probably built at the same time. It was modified in the 14th century, with a doorway on the south side, and in 1869 was extended eastwards about 1 metre. The brick-built south porch and door are 16th-century. Interior details The rood screen was erected in the 15th century. It is of oak and has ten bays. The stained glass windows at the east end of the chancel were designed by Mary Lowndes in 1895. They were placed in memory of Rev. Charles Baker Teesdale, rector of the parish for 42 years. The chamber organ was built by George Pike England. It was a gift to the church from Rev. Teesdale; it is thought it was in use privately in the rectory before installation in the church. References
Cosin's Library

Bishop Cosin's Library, originally the Episcopal Library or Bibliotheca Episcopalis Dunelmensis, is an historic library founded in 1669 in Durham, England. Owned by the University of Durham, the library is open to the public. History Foundation John Cosin, a monarchist who was then master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, went into exile in Paris during the English Civil War, where he became acquainted with the Bibliothèque Mazarine, one of the earliest public libraries. On the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Cosin returned to England, and shortly afterwards was appointed Bishop of Durham. In Durham, he began a programme of improvements around Palace Green, including building the library, one of the first public libraries in northern England, for the use of clergy and gentlemen of the diocese. It was constructed in 1667-8 by Cosin's Quaker architect, John Longstaffe, at a cost of £2500 (equivalent to £470,000 in 2025). Its initial collection consisted of over 5,000 books collected by Bishop Cosin, including his own collection previously stored at Peterhouse. These books included a copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio, which Cosin had probably bought new in 1623 and is the only copy to have remained in the same personal collection since it was first purchased. The original portrait panels located above the bookshelves were painted by Jan Baptist van Eerssell in 1668–1669. Further portraits hang in the library, including half portraits of English politicians. Durham University At its foundation in 1833, Durham University was granted use of the library, and received a donation of books from Bishop William Van Mildert as the founding collection of the Durham University Library. A gallery was constructed in Cosin's Library to accommodate this collection. The roof was raised, and the parapet also raised and altered from battlements to conceal the heightened roof. A two-storey porch was added to the front of the library at this time to give access to the gallery. In 1937, the library came under the sole trusteeship of Durham University. In 1998, a group of manuscripts was stolen from the library, including Bishop Cosin's copy of the Shakespeare First Folio. The folio was recovered in 2008 after it was taken to the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC to be valued, though it had sustained damage from attempts to hide its provenance. It returned to display at the library in 2010. In October 2005, the collections in the library were included in the first group given designated status by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council as having an "outstanding national and international significance". In 2019, the university received an £85,000 grant to catalogue and digitise the contents of the library. References
Minster House

Minster House is a historic building in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. The house may lie on the site of the Bedern, the college of vicars of Ripon Minster. This was built in 1414 and dissolved in 1547, following which there was a failed proposal to use the building as a theological college. The current building was constructed in the early 18th century, when it was known as "The Hall". In the 19th century, the house was owned by the Oxley family, who erected their shield of arms over the main door. In 1945, it was purchased by the diocese to become the residence of the Dean of Ripon. The building was grade II* listed in 1949. The house is built of red brick, with stone quoins, a floor band and a parapet. It has two storeys, a south front of seven bays, a west front of five bays, and two slightly projecting bays on the east front. In the centre of the south front is a doorway with a broken pediment containing a coat of arms. The windows are tall sashes with moulded sills and keystones. Inside is what Historic England describes as a "very fine staircase", and early wood panelling and fireplaces. In one room there is wainscotting dated to about 1600, which is believe to have come from Markington Hall. See also Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Ripon References
St Lawrence's Church, Aldfield

St Lawrence's Church is the parish church of Aldfield, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church on the site was built in the 14th century. It was rebuilt in the 1780s. In 1878, St Mary's, Studley Royal was completed, and superseded St Lawrence as the parish church, but in 1969 St Lawrence was restored to the role. The church was Grade II* listed in 1967. The church is built of gritstone rubble, with a slate roof. It has a three-bay nave, with a bellcote at the west end. There is a north transept with a vestry, and just a small east projection as a sanctuary. The building is in the Gothick style, with pointed windows, many of which have Y-shaped tracery. There is a sundial, which is inscribed "1696 Mr. A. SMITH R.W R.L." Inside, there is a three-decker pulpit, with a sounding board and original candlesticks, box pews throughout, and an organ at the west end. See also Listed buildings in Aldfield References
Middleton Towers

Middleton Towers is a privately owned country house in Norfolk, England, near the village of Middleton and about 3 miles (5 km) east of King's Lynn. The hall is a Grade I listed building, and the adjacent earthworks are a scheduled monument. The building, within a moat, consists of a 15th-century gatehouse and a house of the late 19th and early 20th century. History The de Scales family had the lordship of the manor from the reign of Henry II in the 12th century. The gatehouse was built about 1455 by Thomas Scales, 7th Baron Scales. It is thought that a house was begun, adjacent to the gatehouse, by him and continued by his daughter Elizabeth Scales, 8th Baroness Scales and her husband Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers. Elizabeth died without issue in 1473: Woodville was executed in 1483 by order of Richard Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III). The manor was subsequently granted to John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, who died in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth. Prints of drawings of the 18th and early 19th century show the gatehouse standing to full height but roofless, and fragments of a ruined building on its left. In 1856 the property was bought by Sir Lewis Whincop Jarvis (1816–1888), a prominent citizen of King's Lynn and head of the local bank Jarvis and Jarvis. Between 1864 and 1876 he restored the gatehouse and built an adjacent house. After his death the property was sold. John Taylor Ramsden (1835–1916), owner of the Stone Trough Brewery in Halifax in Yorkshire, acquired Middleton Towers in 1904, and in 1905 added a west wing to the house. Description The moat, which contains water, encloses a rectangular island about 74 metres (243 ft) west to east by 40 metres (130 ft) north to south. The gatehouse, at the centre of the south side of the island, is of brick with stone dressings; it has three storeys, embattled parapets and polygonal corner turrets. The first floor has a central oriel window and bears the coat of arms of Anthony Woodville. To the west of the gatehouse, on the south and west sides of the island, are the later buildings. There are earthworks east of the moat: two rectangular fishponds can be discerned about 16 metres (52 ft) east of the moat, and north-east of the ponds is a rectangular platform, 12 metres (39 ft) north to south by 10 metres (33 ft) west to east, thought to be the site of a dovecote. There are other features to the east, traces probably of medieval buildings associated with the manor. References
Paycocke's House and Garden

Paycocke's House and Garden is a surviving example of a Tudor merchant's house and garden in Coggeshall, Essex, England. The house was built for Thomas Paycocke, a wealthy cloth merchant in the town. The house was very nearly destroyed in the 19th century, but was rescued and restored by Lord Noel Buxton in the early 20th century, before being handed to the care of the National Trust. The house has been described as an attractive half-timbered house, notable particularly for its intricate woodwork and carvings. History Thomas Paycocke was a successful businessman in the later half of the 15th century. He has been described as an artisan, having made his money in a skilled craft. The wool trade was the dominant economic force in East Anglia, including in the town of Coggeshall, and Paycocke capitalised on this. The house was built from a medieval hall as a place for him to live as well as a place to process wool. It would also have served as a status symbol in Coggeshall due to the intricate nature of some of the details of the house. The house was built outwards from an existing medieval building, which was owned by Thomas Paycocke's father, John Paycocke. John Paycocke himself was a relatively wealthy man, and built the original house in or around 1500 as a wedding present for his son Thomas and daughter-in-law Margaret. The initials T.P. and M.P. appear in the wood carvings that decorate the house. John Paycocke died in 1505, and the land was left to his children, and Thomas Paycocke added a new wing to the house in 1509. Records show that Thomas Paycocke remained a wealthy man. When he died in 1518, he left £1500 (equivalent to £1,339,555 in 2025) in cash bequests in his will, not including goods or property. The house stayed in the Paycocke's family until the last male heir died in 1584. The house was subsequently sold to the Buxton family. In 1746, the Buxton family divided it into three smaller cottages and sold it off. The houses later fell into a state of disrepair. In 1906, the historian G. F. Beaumont protested against the destruction of Paycocke's House. The house was sold to Lord Noel Buxton, a descendant of the Buxton family who bought the house in the 16th century. Buxton oversaw the restoration of the house, and restored a number of carvings. The house was left to the care of the National Trust. Gardens The site of the gardens had previously been an industrial yard used by Thomas Paycocke and other merchants in the town of Coggeshall. They were a significant part of Paycocke's House. The gardens had been reworked in an Arts and Crafts style by the Noel family. The gardens were restored by the National Trust in the Arts and Crafts style from 2008. References External links
St Barnabas' Church, Weeton

St Barnabas' Church is the parish church of Weeton, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was built between 1851 and 1852, to an Early English Gothic design by George Gilbert Scott. Scott also designed a vicarage, which was completed in 1853, and the whole complex was funded by Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood. Stained glass was inserted in the east window in 1855. Harry Speight described the church as "one of the handsomest modern churches to be found in the West Riding dales". The building was grade II* listed in 1966. The church is built of gritstone with a Westmorland slate roof. It has a cruciform plan, and consists of a nave, a south porch, shallow north and south transepts, a chancel with a northeast vestry, and a steeple at the crossing. The steeple has an octagonal southeast stair turret with a spire, a tower with an arcade of small lancet windows, above which are two bell openings on each side, a pierced parapet with gargoyles, and a broach spire with large lucarnes. Inside there is a stone font with a tall wooden cover, and elaborate brass candelabra and wall brackets. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Weeton, North Yorkshire References
St Mary the Virgin Church, Kelvedon

St Mary the Virgin Church is the Church of England parish church for Kelvedon in Essex. It stands at the south-west end of the village. History The north-west corner of the nave was probably built early in the 12th century and consists of flint-rubble. A north aisle and arcade were added around 1230, followed by a south aisle (also with an arcade) around 1250. The chancel was extended around 1360 and a clerestory added in the 15th century. The north chapel and vestry date to early in the 16th century, whilst in the 19th century a south chapel was built and the south porch almost entirely rebuilt. The building was Grade I listed in 1967. References
Faulkbourne Hall

Faulkbourne Hall is a manor house in the village of Faulkbourne in Essex. The hall has been a Grade I listed building since 1953, and its gardens have been Grade II listed since 1987. Description Faulkbourne Hall is a 15th century Manor House, built primarily of red brick in English bond. The roof is composed of handmade red clay tiles. The building features defensive features such as crenellations and two turrets, however these were "designed to impress" and the building was never intended to be defensible. The west front was an 1832 extension. History Faulkborne Hall is the centre of the manor of Faulkbourne, first recorded under Edward the Confessor. A timber framed house was present on the current site from the early 15th century, and was partially incorporated into the present building. By 1426, the land had come into the ownership of Sir John Montgomery, a prominent soldier and the brother-in-law of Sir Ralph Boteler. Montgomery petitioned for – and received – a licence to crenellate from Henry VI on 11 October 1439. The present brick building was built as a fortified house, as was popular fashion amongst the nobility at the time, and to celebrate Montgomery's successful campaigning in France. The manor was visited by Henry VII in 1489, at which point it was owned by Sir John's son, Sir Thomas Montgomery. Ownership passed out of the Montgomery family on Sir Thomas' death in 1495, eventually passing to Sir Francis Bryan through his marriage to Sir Thomas' great-niece, Philippa Spice. Philippa's descendants from her first marriage owned the manor under Henry Fortescue sold it to Sir Edward Bullock in 1637. From 1637 to 1897, Faulkbourne Hall was owned by the Bullock family. In the 18th century, the family expanded the estate with stables, a kitchen garden, and park. In 1832, the present facade of the hall was completed with the addition of the west front. The estate was purchased by Christopher Parker in 1897. His successors own the site to this day. See also Sir Francis Bryan Bullock family Sir Edward Bullock Colonel John Bullock References
Faulkbourne Hall

Faulkbourne Hall é uma mansão listada de Grau 1 na aldeia de Faulkbourne, em Essex, Inglaterra. É o centro da mansão de Faulkbourne, registada pela primeira vez sob Edward o Confessor. No seu terreno encontra-se uma igreja paroquial, dedicada a São Germano. O Hall é considerado um belo exemplar do design de tijolos vermelhos dos primeiros Tudor. O seu exterior contém várias palhetas metálicas em forma de bandeiras com as iniciais da família Bullock, que foi proprietária do Hall de 1637 a 1897. Referências
Little Chapel, Leathley

The Little Chapel is a historic building in Leathley, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The Wesleyan Methodist Church constructed the chapel in 1826. It could seat 114 worshippers, and by 1851 had more than 60 at a typical Sunday morning service. The doors were replaced and many of the windows altered in the 20th century. The building was grade II* listed in 1985. The chapel closed around the end of the century, and in 2003 it was converted into an observatory. In 2014, it was advertised for sale for £150,000 with the potential to convert it into a holiday let. The chapel is built of gritstone with a hipped stone slate roof, and it has a square plan. The double doors and sash windows have plain surrounds, and above the doorway is an inscribed and dated plaque. To the south and east of the chapel are ramped retaining walls, containing a square-headed gateway and a door with decorative hinges. The gate is reached by three semicircular stone steps incorporating an iron boot scraper. Inside, the original stepped wooden pews survive, along with a wooden pulpit, communion rail, choir benches and panelling. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Leathley References