Listed Building: YEW TREE HOUSE (285484)

HASKETON SHRUBBERY ROAD TM 24 NE (West side) 5/117 Yew Tree House II House. C17 with early, mid and late-C19 additions and alterations. Timber framed with brick infill and colour-washed rendered infill and colourwashed brick. Slate roof, probably originally thatched to the C17 portion. Two storeys. Three-cell baffle-entry plan to the C17 portion. Garden front: C17 portion at centre which has C19 fenestration. Close-studded timber framing with tension braces to both floors and a moulded bressumer dividing the ground and first floors, some of which is applied planking of C17 date. Infill of brick nogging to the ground floor and plastered infill to the first floor with a projecting brick plinth. To the first floor are 4 gabled 1/2-dormer windows of 2 lights and to far right is a lower 2-light casement with a gablet above. To the ground floor is a door at left of centre, 1/2-glazed and of C19 date but in the position of an earlier doorway. Similar door of less width at right. Between these are two sets of French windows which take the form of 2-light casements with opening door-panels below. To far left is a rectangular bay window with hipped roof of 3 lights with pointed-arched heads and at far left is a canted bay window with single lights to the angles. All the window lights on this front have 4-centered heads. The roof is half-hipped at left and to the ridge is a chimney stack of C19 brick with a panelled base supporting 4 flues of diamond section. To left of this portion is a C19 single-storey addition which has a canted C20 bay window approached by 2 steps with French windows and 2 lights to each angle, all with pointed heads to the lights. Slightly projecting at right is a C20 lean-to with strip window at right and plank door at left. Above this at first floor level is a 2-light casement with 4-centered heads to the lights. Entrance front: C17 wing with half-hipped roof and single-storey addition at right. To left of this is a recessed C19 range with a glazed porch to the re-entrant angle. Single-light ground floor casement to left of this and to the first floor are two 2-light casements, all lights having pointed, arched heads. Decorative bressumer- band between the floors. Drive front: Recessed C17 wing at right. To left of this is a C19 range with 4 bays at right paired beneath 2 gables. To the ground floor are four 2-light casements and a jettied first floor with a decorated bressumer, all windows having pointed heads. To left of this a bay with 1/2-hipped roof with 3-light ground and first-floor windows. Randomly disposed fenestration to left of this. Rear: randomly disposed fenestration and a projecting wing to the left hand side. Interior: Altered in the C19, the 3-cell plan of the C17 portion remains although subdivided and altered. C17 roof with wind bracing. Mid C19, library with encased ceiling beam and moulded fire and window surrounds. Later C19 dining room with panelled ceiling, decorative plasterwork and richly-moulded ashlar fire surround. Listing NGR: TM2507949805