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Gargrave House

A Grade II Listed Building in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

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Latitude: 53.9866 / 53°59'11"N

Longitude: -2.1107 / 2°6'38"W

OS Eastings: 392840

OS Northings: 454516

OS Grid: SD928545

Mapcode National: GBR FQPB.VN

Mapcode Global: WHB76.K243

Plus Code: 9C5VXVPQ+MP

Entry Name: Gargrave House

Listing Date: 24 June 2004

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1390864

English Heritage Legacy ID: 492216

ID on this website: 101390864

Location: Gargrave, North Yorkshire, BD23

County: North Yorkshire

District: Craven

Civil Parish: Gargrave

Built-Up Area: Gargrave

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Gargrave St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


1683/0/10002
24-JUN-04

GARGRAVE
WEST STREET
Gargrave
Gargrave House

II

House, now nursing home, completed 1917 by architect James B Dunn for J W Coulthurst. Yorkshire ragstone facing in snecked rubble, under whitemoss slates from Caithness. Main block facing south-west over formal gardens, irregular window pattern. Garden front: main entrance door with pilasters and open pediment flanked by windows, three windows above, double height bow to either side, right hand with first floor balcony, both with gabled pediments. To left, two French windows between smaller ground floor windows, three first floor windows and three dormers. South-east front with projecting double arched portico, tall windows to ground and first floor, roof dormers with round arched tops. Single storey extension to north-west.
INTERIOR: drawing room and dining room to right and left of entrance hall with second hall to porticoed entrance. Library and business room behind, kitchen to front beyond dining room and service rooms behind, two staircases, main one with domed skylight. All these rooms virtually intact with a wealth of Baroque detail in fireplaces, cornices, ceiling decoration, fitted cupboards, doorways and other decorative details, including fully panelled library. Main open well staircase has fine barleysugar balusters and a wooden handrail, with pillars supporting the open landing at first floor.

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