Skeeby Manor House

Skeeby Manor House is a historic building in North Yorkshire, in England.

The house was built in the early or mid 17th century.[1] The Victoria County History describes it as "small but complete and typical".[2] The building was grade II* listed in 1951.[1] A local legend claims that a secret tunnel links it to Easby Abbey, which is about 2 miles away.[3]

The house is built of stone, with quoins, and a stone slate roof with stone coped raised verges and kneelers. It has two storeys, a T-shaped plan, a front range of five bays, and a rear stair turret flanked by outshuts. In the centre is a doorway with a triangular head and a moulded quoined surround, flanked by two-light mullioned windows, all under a continuous hood mould. The upper floor contains a fire window in the left bay, and two-light mullioned windows with continuous hood moulds over each pair. To the left is a former barn incorporated into the house, and beyond that is a former coach house. Inside, all four original fireplaces survive, the one in the kitchen being 12 feet (3.7 m) long and 7 feet (2.1 m) high. One fireplace has a large surround includes seats each side. The turret staircase has some original treads.[1][4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Manor House, Skeeby (1157732)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  2. ^ Page, William (1914). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  3. ^ Lloyd, Chris (12 April 2019). "Rare chance to see the grounds of Skeeby Manor this weekend". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  4. ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.


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