Listed buildings in Farnham, North Yorkshire

Farnham is a civil parish in the former Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It contains seven listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Farnham and the surrounding area. The listed buildings consist of a church, tombs in the churchyard, houses and a telephone kiosk.


Grade Criteria[1]
I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

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Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
St Oswald's Church
54°02′24″N 1°28′12″W / 54.04008°N 1.46988°W / 54.04008; -1.46988 (St Oswald's Church)
 
12th century The church has been altered and extended through the centuries, including a restoration in 1854 by George Gilbert Scott. It is built in limestone and gritstone and has a stone slate roof. The church consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel, and a west tower embraced by the aisles. The tower has two-light bell openings, a clock face on the south side, and a plain parapet with stone spouts and corner pinnacles. The chancel contains Norman round-arched windows, the nave windows are Gothic, and the west window has three lights and a Tudor arch.[2][3] I
The Old Manor House
54°02′20″N 1°28′00″W / 54.03878°N 1.46659°W / 54.03878; -1.46659 (The Old Manor House)
 
1667 The house is in gritstone on a plinth, with quoins, a floor band, and a pantile roof with one course of stone slate at the eaves, bulbous kneelers and coped gables. There are two storeys, five bays, and a rear outshut. The doorway has a moulded surround with quoined jambs, and a shallow dated triangular-arched lintel. Above it are two rectangular windows with chamfered surrounds, and the other windows are mullioned.[2][4] II
Two chest tombs south of the porch
54°02′23″N 1°28′12″W / 54.03986°N 1.46991°W / 54.03986; -1.46991 (Two chest tombs south of the porch)
Early 18th century The two tombs in the churchyard of St Oswald's Church are in gritstone. Each tomb has a moulded plinth and two courses of stone blocks supporting a thick moulded slab. The inscriptions are illegible.[5] II
Gibbet Cottage
54°01′57″N 1°27′40″W / 54.03255°N 1.46112°W / 54.03255; -1.46112 (Gibbet Cottage)
 
1795 The house is in limestone on a rendered plinth, with quoins, and a pantile roof with one course of stone slate, and the remains of a kneeler and gable coping on the left. There are two storeys, three bays, and a rear outshut. Above the doorway is a plaque with a moulded surround containing initials and the date, over which is a cornice on stone brackets. The windows are sashes.[6] II
Two chest tombs south of the chancel
54°02′24″N 1°28′11″W / 54.03993°N 1.46976°W / 54.03993; -1.46976 (Two chest tombs south of the chancel)
Late 18th to early 19th century The pair of chest tombs in the churchyard of St Oswald's Church are in limestone and gritstone, and have illegible inscriptions. The southern tomb has end panels carved with a circular flower motif; the corners have stylised Corinthian pilasters, and the sides have a recessed central panel. The northern tomb has end panels with oval fan motifs in recessed panels, and the top slab is moulded.[7] II
Farnham Hall
54°02′20″N 1°28′01″W / 54.03875°N 1.46701°W / 54.03875; -1.46701 (Farnham Hall)
Early 18th century The house is rendered, and has a stone slate roof with stone copings. There are two storeys and four bays. The doorway has a cornice, and the windows are sashes, those at the rear with architraves, fluted pilasters, and entablatures.[8] II
Telephone kiosk
54°02′25″N 1°28′05″W / 54.04014°N 1.46819°W / 54.04014; -1.46819 (Telephone kiosk)
 
1935 The K6 type telephone kiosk was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott. Constructed in cast iron with a square plan and a dome, it has three unperforated crowns in the top panels.[9] II

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Sources

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  • Historic England, "Church of St Oswald, Farnham (1150301)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 August 2024
  • Historic England, "The Old Manor House, Farnham (1212755)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 August 2024
  • Historic England, "2 chest tombs approximately 10 metres south of porch of Church of St Oswald, Farnham (1315404)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 August 2024
  • Historic England, "Gibbet Cottage, Farnham (1315405)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 August 2024
  • Historic England, "2 chest tombs approximately 10 metres south of chancel of Church of St Oswald, Farnham (1150302)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 August 2024
  • Historic England, "Farnham Hall, Farnham (1150303)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 August 2024
  • Historic England, "K6 Telephone Kiosk, Farnham (1262999)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 August 2024
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 23 August 2024
  • Leach, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009). Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12665-5.