Listed buildings in Burton Leonard

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Burton Leonard is a civil parish in the former Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It contains eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1] The parish contains the village of Burton Leonard and the surrounding area. All the listed buildings are in the village, and consist of houses and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings, a church and a drinking fountain.

Buildings[edit]

Name and location Photograph Date Notes
Old Hall
54°04′13″N 1°30′00″W / 54.07018°N 1.49988°W / 54.07018; -1.49988 (Old Hall)
Mid 18th century The house has a timber framed core, it has been encased in limestone with some cobbles, and has quoins, and a roof of pantile and stone slate. There are two storeys and a complex plan. The doorway has a chamfered surround and tie-stone jambs. Most of the windows have chamfered mullions, some with hood moulds, and there are small pane windows, and a horizontally-sliding sash window.[2][3]
Stable and outbuilding, Burton Hall Farm
54°04′13″N 1°30′07″W / 54.07034°N 1.50185°W / 54.07034; -1.50185 (Stable and outbuilding, Burton Hall Farm)
Early to mid 18th century (probable) The farm building incorporates some 16th century material. It is in limestone and timber framing, and has a pantile roof with an eaves course of stone slate. There are two storeys, eight bays, an outshut to the west, and two bays to the north. The openings include stable doors, one with a segmental brick arch, windows, loading doors and slit vents. On the left return is a stone stairway leading to a door with a lintel and a three-piece keystone.[4]
Hill Top Farm Barn
54°04′09″N 1°30′17″W / 54.06926°N 1.50466°W / 54.06926; -1.50466 (Hill Top Farm Barn)
Mid 18th century The barn, which has been converted for residential use, is in limestone and cobbles, with quoins, and a pantile roof with an eaves course of stone slate. There are five bays, and it contains a central cart entrance, a doorway and slit vents, all with quoined jambs.[5]
Burton Hall Farmhouse
54°04′14″N 1°30′06″W / 54.07052°N 1.50177°W / 54.07052; -1.50177 (Burton Hall Farmhouse)
Early 19th century (probable) The farmhouse is in stone with limestone quoins, brick dressings at the rear, and a pantile roof with gable copings. There are two storeys, three bays, and a rear outshut. In the centre is a gabled porch with bargeboards, and the windows are sashes with segmental heads. At the rear the windows are horizontally-sliding, and the doorway has a hood with bargeboards.[6]
Oakley House
54°04′07″N 1°30′04″W / 54.06852°N 1.50108°W / 54.06852; -1.50108 (Oakley House)
Early 19th century The house is in limestone with moulded gutter brackets and a pantile roof. There are two storeys and two bays, and a two-bay rear wing. The central doorway has a fanlight and the windows are sashes, the openings on the front with flat arches and voussoirs. The rear wing has quoins, and one of the windows is a horizontally-sliding sash.[7]
Garden wall to the south of Burton Hall Farmhouse
54°04′13″N 1°30′06″W / 54.07032°N 1.50160°W / 54.07032; -1.50160 (Garden wall to the south of Burton Hall Farmhouse)
Early to mid 19th century The garden wall is in stone and pebbles, it is lined in red brick, and has stone coping. The south wall is about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high, with a central gate, and is ramped up to about 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) at the ends. The side walls are ramped up to about 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in), and each contains a gateway.[8]
Drinking fountain
54°04′11″N 1°30′04″W / 54.06981°N 1.50100°W / 54.06981; -1.50100 (Drinking fountain)
Mid 19th century The drinking fountain against the churchyard wall of St Leonard's Church is in cast iron and is about 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) high. It consists of a fluted column with a roll-moulded base, and a collar with a lion mask spout. On the top is a fluted domed cover with a bud finial, and there is a handle mount to the right.[9]
St Leonard's Church
54°04′11″N 1°30′02″W / 54.06982°N 1.50044°W / 54.06982; -1.50044 (St Leonard's Church)
1877–78 The church, designed by C. Hodgson Fowler in Gothic Revival style, is in magnesian limestone with a red tile roof. It consists of a nave, a south porch and a lower chancel. On the west gable is a bellcote with a pediment and a cross. The porch entrance has a double-chamfered surround, and above it is a niche containing a statue. At the west end is a paired two-light window, and the east window has five lights.[2][10]

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  • Historic England, "Old Hall, Burton Leonard (1212694)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 April 2024
  • Historic England, "Stable and outbuilding range approximately 10 metres south-west of Burton Hall Farmhouse, Burton Leonard (1289425)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 April 2024
  • Historic England, "Hill Top Farm Barn, Burton Leonard (1150341)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 April 2024
  • Historic England, "Burton Hall Farmhouse, Burton Leonard (1212642)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 April 2024
  • Historic England, "Oakley House, Burton Leonard (1315380)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 April 2024
  • Historic England, "Garden wall attached to south front of Burton Hall Farmhouse, Burton Leonard (1315381)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 April 2024
  • Historic England, "Drinking fountain against north-west corner of churchyard wall, Burton Leonard (1150340)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 April 2024
  • Historic England, "Church of St Leonard, Burton Leonard (1365719)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 April 2024
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 29 April 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.