Description

OSMOTHERLEY

1438/0/10002 NORTH END
24-JUL-07 Pound

II
Village Pound or Pinfold, probably C18. Sandstone.

PLAN
The pinfold is a square enclosure with a single narrow entrance to the south.

EXTERIOR
The pinfold is constructed externally with tooled, coursed walling with quoins on edge and triangular coping. The entrance is spanned by a pair of dressed lintels.

INTERIOR
Internally the walls forming the pinfold are of rubble construction.

HISTORY
The pinfold is probably C18, possibly earlier and is shown on the 1857 1:10560 Ordnance Survey map and all subsequent editions.

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE
Pinfolds are a relic of medieval village administration and were designed to hold stray animals until their owners paid a fine for their release. Nearly all villages once had a pinfold, but well preserved surviving examples are becoming rare in a national context. The example in Osmotherley is well preserved and is constructed with relatively high quality stonework and thus fully meets the national criteria for listing. It has sufficient historical interest to merit listing in grade II.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26671409

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)